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| HER Number: | MDV21127 |
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| Name: | Waterwheel serving Cudlipptown Farm |
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Summary
A small water-wheel on Cudlipptown Brook was, until recently years, connected by a long steel rod to machinery in the nearby farm. Here it powered a circular saw for cutting logs and in season was connected to the threshing machine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 520 788 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NW/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER WHEEL (XV to Post Medieval - 1500 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1974, Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer, 1973 (Report - Survey). SDV83967.
Cudlipptown Farm mill. Waterwheel undershot with wood and metal band rim.
Exact location unknown.
Peter Tavy Heritage Group, 2002, The Book of Peter Tavy with Cudlipptown, 140 (Monograph). SDV357134.
The use of water power was not neglected in Cudlipptown and a small water-wheel on Cudlipptown Brook was, until recently years, connected by a long steel rod to machinery in the nearby farm. Here it powered a circular saw for cutting logs and in season was connected to the threshing machine.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV357134 | Monograph: Peter Tavy Heritage Group. 2002. The Book of Peter Tavy with Cudlipptown. The Book of Peter Tavy with Cudlipptown: Two coats colder than Tavistock. Hardback Volume. 140. |
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| SDV83967 | Report - Survey: Devon County Council. 1974. Survey of Watermills in Devon: Gazetteer. Devon County Council Report. Unknown. A4 Bound. 1973. [Mapped feature: #11120 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV108018 | Related to: Cudlipptown Farmstead, Peter Tavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 30 2014 11:24AM |
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