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| HER Number: | MDV25050 |
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| Name: | Leat east of Giant's Hill, Shaugh Prior |
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Summary
The dry and silted channel of a former tinners leat taking water from the River Plym above Plym Ford to streamworkings at the head of Deadmans Bottom. The channel measures between 0.8m and 1.2m wide and survives to a maximum depth of 0.6m. A bank 1.2m wide and 0.3m high lies on the downslope margin.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 608 673 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHAUGH PRIOR |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of tin streaming and trial pits at Deadmans Bottom and Langcombe Brook
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of tin streaming and trial pits at Wheal Katherine Mine
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW171
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1355763
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66NW/115
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1979, NMR SF1457, 352 (Aerial Photograph). SDV172921.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat extends to SX 6087 6819 with an apparent 'gap' (the photography covers this area, but the leat is not visible continuously) at SX 6088 6812.
Robertson, J. G., 1991, The Archaeology of the Upper Plym (Post-Graduate Thesis). SDV166324.
Leat depicted and described by Robertson.
Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West (Monograph). SDV137656.
Depicted by Butler.
Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J., 2002, Plym Valley survey (Report - Survey). SDV350782.
(13/02/2002) SX 60876826 to SX 61026708. The dry and silted channel of a former tinners leat taking water from the River Plym above Plym Ford to streamworkings at the head of Deadmans Bottom. The channel measures between 0.8m and 1.2m wide and survives to a maximum depth of 0.6m. A bank 1.2m wide and 0.3m high lies on the downslope margin.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV137656 | Monograph: Butler, J.. 1994. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West. Three. Paperback Volume. |
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| SDV166324 | Post-Graduate Thesis: Robertson, J. G.. 1991. The Archaeology of the Upper Plym. |
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| SDV172921 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1979. NMR SF1457. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 352. |
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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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| SDV350782 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Fletcher, M. J.. 2002. Plym Valley survey. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25053 | Related to: Leat at Deadman's Bottom, Shaugh Prior (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2023 11:15AM |
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