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| HER Number: | MDV132208 |
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| Name: | Exit portal of the Devonport Leat tunnel |
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Summary
The exit portal of the Devonport Leat tunnel which runs from the Swincombe Valley into Drivage Bottom. The portal is sited in the bottom of a deep cutting 40m long by 14m wide and 5.6m deep and the leat channel itself is a further 1.5m deep. It is constructed from finely dressed granite consisting of a 2m wide arch built from two curving blocks and a keystone all built into a revetment. The tunnel is also lined with granite as is the leat channel as it emerges from the portal. A low wall built from moorstone using drystone construction defines the top edge of the cutting.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 601 698 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW177
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1446886
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER TUNNEL (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2006, Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation (Report - Survey). SDV233640.
(01/08/2006) The exit portal of the Devonport Leat tunnel which runs from the Swincombe Valley into Drivage Bottom. The portal is sited in the bottom of a deep cutting 40m long by 14m wide and 5.6m deep and the leat channel itself is a further 1.5m deep. It is constructed from finely dressed granite consisting of a 2m wide arch built from two curving blocks and a keystone all built into a revetment. The tunnel is also lined with granite as is the leat channel as it emerges from the portal. A low wall built from moorstone using drystone construction defines the top edge of the cutting.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV233640 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2006. Cramber Tor Training Area Archaeological Field Investigation. English Heritage. [Mapped feature: #134904 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6034 - Monument Condition Survey in Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6152 - Follow-up Works to Threatened Sites in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV6153 - Monument Baseline Condition Survey in the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
- EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 7 2022 3:49PM |
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