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| HER Number: | MDV132698 |
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| Name: | Tinner's leat on western slopes of Birch Tor |
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Summary
A tinners' leat which diverted water from the wet area at the head of the West Webburn to various tinworks on the western slopes of Birch Tor. It comprises an approximately 1m wide ditch, now dry and silted, with a low bank of upcast on the downslope side. The leat runs south from its source then to turn SW and around the south slopes of Birch Tor to turn NE to its destination. The leat is probably post-Medieval in date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 688 817 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | North Bovey |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | NORTH BOVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE355
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1344897
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Newman, P., 2002, Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines (Report - Survey). SDV363213.
(23/07/2001) Centred SX ?7879 8102. A tinners' leat which diverted water from the wet area at the head of the West Webburn to various tinworks on the western slopes of Birch Tor. It comprises an approximately 1m wide ditch, now dry and silted, with a low bank of upcast on the downslope side. The leat runs south from its source at SX 6882 8171, then to turn SW and around the south slopes of Birch Tor to turn NE to its destination, the tin openworks on the western side of the tor (SX 68 SE 305; 344). Although undocumented the leat is probably post-Medieval in date i.e. c. 1450-1750. The channel cuts through several medieval field boundaries.
[NB: the first part of the grid reference quoted in record seems erroneous; the survey polygon places this in correct area. Richards, A. F., 08/04/2022].
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV363213 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2002. Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines. English Heritage. A1/34/2002. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #136728 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
- EDV7139 - Headland Warren and the Birch Tor and Vitifer Mines Survey (Ref: A1/20/2001, A1/34/2002)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 17 2022 5:58PM |
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