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| HER Number: | MDV26902 |
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| Name: | Leats on moorland north of Yellowmead |
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Summary
Three dry leat channels in open moorland north of Yellowmead. These features were probably designed to carry water from the Willsworthy Brook and a small right bank tributary to the former farm at Yellowmead.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 530 824 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW96
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1147635
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 4291 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Group of leats/drains visible on 1947 aerial photograph on either side of un-named brook that flows south-east, down slope of Willsworthy Range, into Willsworthy Brook.
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(01/08/1998) SX 53228273 to SX 53068267, SX 53308279 to SX 53068261 and SX 53268278 TO SX 53058262. Three dry, silted leat channels start on the Willsworthy Brook and cross a small right bank tributary and were presumably designed to supply the domestic water for Yellowmead Farm (SX 58 SW 170). The courses of the leats are lost as they enter enclosed land but one reappears in open moorland between SX 52968241 and SX 52928219. All are relatively small, between 0.6m and 0.8m wide and around 0.3m deep. The upcast soil forms a bank on their downslope sides.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(05/01/2001) These features remain as described.
Probert, S., 2007, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357728.
Probert, S., 2013, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357729.
Newman, P., 2019, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV363156.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4291. |
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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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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134102 ] |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357728 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2007. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV357729 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2013. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV363156 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2019. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2021 9:37AM |
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