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| HER Number: | MDV24788 |
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| Name: | Shipley Bridge Naptha Works Leat |
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Summary
Leat extends from SX65626588 to SX66536458 on a roughly north-south alignment. The upper reaches of the Shipley Bridge Naptha Works Leat were surveyed in 1995; visible as a dry and silted substantial channel. It measures, on average, 1.4 metres wide and up to 0.7 metres deep with a turf and stone bank 1.2m wide and 0.4m high on its downslope side.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 662 659 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH BRENT |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NE108
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1060144
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/147
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NE/148
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1975, SX6666, 4 (Aerial Photograph). SDV173436.
Leat visible on aerial photograph.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat extends from SX65626588 to SX65306706. May be the same leat as SX66NE/147.
Butler, J., 1993, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East, Map 58 (Monograph). SDV337765.
Depicted by Butler.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(19/10/1995) SX6529567203 to SX6564565727. The upper reaches of the Shipley Bridge Naphtha Works Leat (Newman, P. pers comm) (2), that part within Dartmoor Forest Parish. The dry and silted channel of the leat rises in a now marshy area located on the right bank of the River Avon just N of its confluence with Heng Lake. The substantial channel measures, on average, 1.4m wide and up to 0.7m deep with a turf and stone bank 1.2m wide and 0.4m high on its downslope side, E margin.
It follows a sinuous course between the 420m and 410m contours for 1.3km before leaving the investigated area.
English Heritage, 2005, Leats Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV347529.
Richards, A. F., 2015, Huntingdon Warren leats (Personal Comment). SDV357608.
Leat record MDV24794 has been combined with this one as it seems that they are part of the same leat.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV173436 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1975. SX6666. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 4. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV337765 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1993. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Four - The South-East. Four. Paperback Volume. Map 58. |
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| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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| SDV347529 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Leats Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #84835 ] |
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| SDV357608 | Personal Comment: Richards, A. F.. 2015. Huntingdon Warren leats. Not Applicable. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV13382 | Related to: Clay dries, building remains, South Brent (Monument) |
| MDV5183 | Related to: Huntingdon Warren (Monument) |
| MDV80401 | Related to: Huntingdon Warren leat (Monument) |
| MDV30226 | Related to: Streamworking remains (Monument) |
| MDV24692 | Related to: Streamworks at Stony Girt (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 5 2023 4:33PM |
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