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HER Number:MDV133849
Name:Leat on the west side of the Rattle Brook leading to the Rattlebrook Mine, Lydford

Summary

Leat of 176 metres long on the west side of Rattle Brook leading from the brook through to the Rattlebrook Mine and dressing floors

Location

Grid Reference:SX 559 857
Map Sheet:SX58NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLydford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of Rattlebrook Mine, including late 18th century stamping mill, extensive streamworks on the Rattle Brook and prehistoric enclosures

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record
  • National Record of the Historic Environment: 1393451
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/56

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

National Monument Record, 1979, SF 1510, 252 (Aerial Photograph). SDV8491.

Photograph taken on 26th April 1979.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Leat visible on aerial photgraph.

English Heritage, 2005, Leats Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV347529.

Leat shown on survey.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV347529Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Leats Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital.
SDV8491Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF 1510. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 252.

Associated Monuments

MDV3176Related to: Rattlebrook Mine (Monument)
MDV28090Related to: Streamworks on the Rattle Brook, Lydford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
  • EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
  • EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
  • EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
  • EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
  • EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range

Date Last Edited:Feb 11 2023 10:37AM