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Summary

A medieval or later leat extending over a distance of 50 metres on the left bank of the East Dart River, within an area of streamworks. An archaeological field survey in 1995 recorded the leat surviving as a channel up to 1.5 metres deep and 2 metres wide.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX68SW135
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 1050298

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, H. Riley (Report - Survey). SDV346608.

(31/07/1995) A dry leat channel runs for some 50m on the left bank of the East Dart River (SX 6130 8201 to SX 6147 8200). The channel is up to 1.5m deep and 2m wide. Its eastern end is obscured by bog on the edges of Broad Marsh, but it presumably served the extensive streamworking remains in the area (SX 68 SW 122).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

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