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| HER Number: | MDV25964 |
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| Name: | Drainage ditch south of Muddilake Brook |
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Summary
A ditch with an earthen upcast bank on its lower side now extends from a roadside ditch to the edge of a broad and shallow silted valley. It follows a somewhat sinuous course across and down a gentle slope which has been cleared of stone and cultivated. It measures 1.2m wide and on average 0.4m deep. It is most probably a C19/20th drainage ditch and it is not a leat.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 624 747 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW270
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620501
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/178
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 1302 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Ditch visible between SX 62407475 and SX 62057500 where it leaves the map.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, M. J. Fletcher (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(06/01/1988) SX 62407475 to SX 62027518. A ditch with an earthen upcast bank on its lower side now extends from a roadside ditch to the edge of a broad and shallow silted valley. It follows a somewhat sinuous course across and down a gentle slope which has been cleared of stone and cultivated. It measures 1.2m wide and on average 0.4m deep.
It is most probably a C19/20th drainage ditch and it is not a leat.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1302. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. M. J. Fletcher. [Mapped feature: #13993 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8640 - Spaders and Muddilake and Smith Hill Newtakes, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 10 2022 2:51PM |
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