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| HER Number: | MDV26213 |
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| Name: | Streamworking on the Walla Brook, Riddon Ridge |
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Summary
Streamworking along the Walla Brook between Pizwell Bridge and the north-west corner of Riddon Farm. Streamworkings evident as linear channels and accompanying mounds.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 670 771 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| Civil Parish | Widecombe in the Moor |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NE147
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 913397
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/200/2
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NE/222
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORKS (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/879, 7013-7015 (Aerial Photograph). SDV269537.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6676/1, 84-91 (Aerial Photograph). SDV246401.
National Monument Record, 1977, SX6777, 1/128-129 (Aerial Photograph). SDV285409.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 668 772 West of the Walla Brook streamworking is a large area of streamwork with peat cutting extending onto the moorland (marked as 'Peat cutting'). The complex of enclosures in the west stop at the point of this peat cutting/streamwork. Visible on 1945 RAF and 1977 NMR aerial photographs.
SX 6731 7673 Small area of streamwork, probably an extension further north along the Walla Brook, SX67NE/200. Visible on 1945 RAF aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(07/09/1992) SX 66997762 to SX 67197673. Approximately 5.0 hectares of streamworking remains on the right bank of the Walla Brook between Pizwell Bridge and the north-west corner of Riddon Farm. This essentially thin band of workings is characterised by long mounds of upcast gravel and pebbles generally lying parallel to the current course of the brook. Between the mounds are channels marking former watercourses. A probable tinners' bound stone (SX 67 NE 140), unrelated to these workings, lies on the edge of a spoil heap at SX 67137721.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV246401 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6676/1. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. 84-91. |
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| SDV269537 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/879. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 7013-7015. |
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| SDV285409 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1977. SX6777. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1/128-129. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #135346 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20850 | Related to: Blowing or stamping mill at Riddon, Widecombe (Monument) |
| MDV132304 | Related to: Boundary stone in streamworks (Monument) |
| MDV26233 | Related to: Field system on Cator Common (Monument) |
| MDV26217 | Related to: Field system to the north of Riddon Ridge (Monument) |
| MDV45619 | Related to: Pizwell Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV132296 | Related to: Ruined bridge over the Walla Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8296 - Dartmeet Premier Archaeological Landscape (PAL) Field Investigation Project
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 7 2022 9:43AM |
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