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| HER Number: | MDV134747 |
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| Name: | Hennock Silver Mine Leat, Hennock |
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Summary
Leat serving the mine depicted on 1840s Tithe Map to the south of the mill leat. Mine established in the early 19th century (1836 onwards) and functioned intermittently until 1867. Post-1867, the mill may have taken over this leat.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 833 816 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX88SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Hennock |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HENNOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1835 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Routes of both this mill leat and the mill leat to the north depicted on the 1840s Tithe Map.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Mill Leat' shown on late 19th century (1880s) map running east from SX83178171 on 'Beadon Brook' to 'Hyner Mill', apparently on the route of the Mine leat, at least until SX 8350 8162; beyond this point it is poorly represented due to being out of use for the mine by this point.
Bodman, M., 2015, Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries, 29 (Monograph). SDV360401.
Leat serving the mine depicted on figure with mill leat to the north. Mine established in the early 19th century (1836 onwards) and functioned intermittently until 1867.
Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.
Routes of both leats visible on the lidar data, the mill leat runs from Beadon Brook around SX 8323 8171 to SX 8352 8161 before turning eastwards to the mill pond and continuing on east of the road to rejoin the brook at SX 8367 8163.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Leat depicted on the modern mapping running from Beadon Brook towards mill pond at SX 8358 8161 is the Mine Leat for Hennock Silver Lead Mine (MDV9372); the Mill leat ran parallel further to the north.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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| SDV360401 | Monograph: Bodman, M.. 2015. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Mills on the Teign. A gazetteer of water-powered sites on the Teign and Bovey and their tributaries. Paperback Volume. 29. |
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| SDV365448 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142188 Partly visible on Mastermap data, ] |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV9372 | Part of: Hennock Silver Lead Mine, Hennock (Monument) |
| MDV42235 | Related to: Hyner Mill Leat, Hennock (Monument) |
| MDV134748 | Related to: Mine building, Hennock Silver Mine Leat (Monument) |
| MDV134749 | Related to: Mine building, Hennock Silver Mine Leat (Monument) |
| MDV134751 | Related to: Mine shaft, Hennock Silver Mine Leat (Monument) |
| MDV134750 | Related to: Water wheel, Hennock Silver Mine Leat (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 6 2024 1:41PM |
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