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| HER Number: | MDV26007 |
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| Name: | Leat parallel to Whiteworks Engine Strean |
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Summary
An industrial leat measuring 1.1m wide and 0.5m deep runs parallel to and below the Whiteworks Engine Stream (SX 67 SW 110) and probably also fed waterwheels at Whiteworks Mine. This leat apparently started on Nun's Cross Brook though its course has been obliterated S of SX 61047002. At Whiteworks it has been disturbed by later activity and cannot be traced after SX 61117075.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 610 704 |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Nun's Cross to Princetown including extensive tinning remains at Whiteworks Tin Mine
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW112
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 910486
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/222
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1977, NMR SX6170, 1 (Aerial Photograph). SDV258331.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat visible and recorded.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(08/08/1988) SX 61047001 to SX 61117075. An industrial leat depicted on RCHM APu transcription (1985) measures 1.1m wide and 0.5m deep. It runs parallel to and below the Whiteworks Engine Stream (SX 67 SW 110) and probably also fed waterwheels at Whiteworks Mine. This leat apparently started on Nun's Cross Brook though its course has been obliterated S of SX 61047002. At Whiteworks it has been disturbed by later activity and cannot be traced after SX 61117075.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1989, Whiteworks Mine (Plan - measured). SDV258332.
'Leat' shown on 1:2500 plan of Whiteworks Mine in smr.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV258331 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. NMR SX6170. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1. |
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| SDV258332 | Plan - measured: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1989. Whiteworks Mine. 1:500. Digital. |
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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. S. A. J. Probert. [Mapped feature: #136001 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54428 | Related to: Leat south-west of Whiteworks Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV26063 | Related to: Wall at Whiteworks Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV26011 | Related to: Whiteworks Engine Stream (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8629 - Peat Cot Farm Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 17 2023 11:59AM |
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