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HER Number:MDV25285
Name:Extensive Streamworks on the River Plym, Shaugh Prior, Sheepstor

Summary

Extensive tin streamworks on the River Plym from sx57646540 to sx59326673. Includes block of streamwork between sink of Hentor Brook and sx58166569. Also small amount of streamwork on Drizzlecombe Brook from confluence with Plym to sx58846671, and streamwork on Shavercombe Brook from its confluence with Plym to sx59476625. Area approximately 27 hectares.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 582 660
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictSouth Hams
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSHEEPSTOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/462

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STREAMWORKS (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs, 1890 4284, 106g 1190 4260 (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.

RAF CPE UK 1890 4284-5 taken on 10th December 1946 and RAF 106g 1190 4260 taken on 2nd February 1946.


National Monuments Record, 1976, SX5765, 2/7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV155850.

Photograph taken on 10th April 1976.


National Monuments Record, 1983, SF2134, 39-40, 47-52, 56-58 (Aerial Photograph). SDV231262.

Photograph taken on 12th April 1983.


Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.

Streamwork on River Plym from sx57646540 to sx59326673. Includes block of streamwork between sink of Hentor Brook and sx58166569. Also small amount of streamwork on Drizzlecombe Brook from confluence with Plym to sx58846671, and streamwork on Shavercombe Brook from its confluence with Plym to sx59476625. Area approximately 27 hectares.


Whitbourn, A., 2001, An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren, 79 (Report - Assessment). SDV360381.

27 hectares of streamwork on the River Plym.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV155850Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. SX5765. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 2/7.
SDV231262Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1983. SF2134. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 39-40, 47-52, 56-58.
SDV319854Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV342938Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). 1890 4284, 106g 1190 4260.
SDV360381Report - Assessment: Whitbourn, A.. 2001. An Archaeological Investigation into features comprising, and associated with, Ditsworthy Warren. A4 Comb Bound. 79.

Associated Monuments

MDV14142Related to: Ditsworthy Warren, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 31 2018 12:55PM