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| HER Number: | MDV133335 |
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| Name: | Leat in Scae Wood, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
The remains of a well-built stone lined leat taken off the Mardle a little higher up than the streamworks and presumably part of the same enterprise.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 692 680 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | West Buckfastleigh |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Marchand, J., 2006, Archaeology within Scae Wood, 2 (Report - Survey). SDV365026.
The remains of a well-built stone lined leat taken off the Mardle a little higher up than the streamworks and presumably part of the same enterprise. Important in a local context, there should be no new planting in its channel or along its banks.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV365447.
Partial route of leat visible on the lidar data when compared with map plan from survey in 2006.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365447 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2022 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV133334 | Related to: Streamworking around Pixie's House, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8831 - Survey of archaeological features in Scae Wood
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 19 2023 2:28PM |
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