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| HER Number: | MDV26133 |
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| Name: | Leat running from Deep Swincombe to ruined cottage |
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Summary
A domestic leat running NE from the stream at Deep Swincombe SX 6413 7217 to a ruined cottage at SX 6436 7256 - a distance of 460m. The leat is now a slight, U-shaped channel 0.5-1.2m across and 0.1-0.3m deep, with occasional traces of a bank on the downhill side. The junction with the stream is no longer visible. The leat runs a fairly straight course, dropping some 7m to the cottage. It cuts through a prehistoric field system and a hut circle (SX 67 SW 71 and 43). The means by which it negotiated the deeply-hollowed Tavistock to Ashburton track at SX 6434 7248 is not now visible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 642 723 |
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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: Structural remains of 18th or 19th century Swincombe Cottage
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW187
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 908799
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/324
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monuments Record, 1976, NMR SX6472, 1/53-4; 2/65-69; 3 (Aerial Photograph). SDV245616.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Reave extends to SX 64177222, incorporating a hut circle at SX 64537241.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/07/1988) A domestic leat running NE from the stream at Deep Swincombe SX 6413 7217 to a ruined cottage at SX 6436 7256 - a distance of 460m.
The leat is now a slight, U-shaped channel 0.5-1.2m across and 0.1-0.3m deep, with occasional traces of a bank on the downhill side. The junction with the stream is no longer visible. The leat runs a fairly straight course, dropping some 7m to the cottage. It cuts through a prehistoric field system and a hut circle (SX 67 SW 71 and 43). The means by which it negotiated the deeply-hollowed Tavistock to Ashburton track at SX 6434 7248 is not now visible.
The cottage it served is recorded as SX 67 SW 67.
The feature is not a reave as recorded on the SMR from the RCHME APP (1): the hut circle recorded is SX 67 SW 43.
It is visible on AP's.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV245616 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1976. NMR SX6472. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1/53-4; 2/65-69; 3. |
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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. P. Pattison. [Mapped feature: #137804 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6259 | Related to: Swincombe Cottage, Hexworthy (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8632 - Sherberton Farm, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 8 2022 10:15AM |
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