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| HER Number: | MDV132311 |
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| Name: | Leat supplying Brown's House |
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Summary
A dry leat channel measuring 1.2m by 0.6m deep presumably used to supply water to a farmstead.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 612 798 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW242
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 966131
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(13/07/1994) SX 61117995 to SX 61367981. A dry leat channel, formerly serving the enclosures adjacent to Brown's House (SX 67 NW 88), lies on the gentle SW-facing slope above the left bank of the West Dart River. The silted channel measures 1.2m wide and remains a maximum of 0.6m deep with a turf and stone bank 1.6m wide and up to 0.4m high on its downslope, SW, side. The leat is now visible for 300m between a marshy area adjacent to the river and the S wall of the trapezoidal enclosure immediately E of Brown's House.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #135385 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7740 | Related to: Brown's House north-west of Lower White Tor (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 8 2022 12:53PM |
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