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| HER Number: | MDV26909 |
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| Name: | Alleged leats on Doetor Common |
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Summary
The leats depicted by the Royal Commission aerial photograph survey transcription to the east of Doe Tor appear to be misinterpretations of footpaths and animal tracks. However, one substantial leat, MDV26930, did formerly flow through this area to feed the Wheal Jewell Reservoir.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 543 847 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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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: SX58SW95
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1147634
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/129
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT? (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)
- NATURAL FEATURE (Modern - 1751 AD to 2013 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2381 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Complex arrangement of leats flowing around east slope of Doe Tor depicted on the map overlay.
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 544848. The leats depicted by the Royal Commission on the Historic Monuments in England APU Transcription (1985) to the east of Doe Tor appear to be misinterpretations of footpaths and animal tracks. However, one substantial leat, SX 58 SW 78 (MDV26930), did formerly flow through this area to feed the Wheal Jewell Reservoir.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2381. |
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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. |
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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 19 2021 9:32AM |
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