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| HER Number: | MDV26914 |
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| Name: | Leat on High Down, Lydford |
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Summary
The fragmentary remains of two former leat channels on the southern edge of High Down.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 524 845 |
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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: SX58SW191
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1404603
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58SW/134
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2384 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 5240 8456 Leat on south slope of High Down visible on the 1947 photograph.
Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P., 2003-2004, Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey (Report - Survey). SDV350801.
(09/11/2004) SX 52718464 to SX 52268453 and SX 52678457 to SX 52408452. The fragmentary remains of two former leat channels on the right bank of the River Lyd on the southern edge of High Down. Towards their sources where they are relatively well preserved the channels are around 0.7m wide and a maximum of 0.25m deep with substantial banks on their downslope margins. The upper channel rapidly shows damage by later activities and becomes little more than a crude linear hollow while the lower feature is latterly obscured by marsh in the valley bottom.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2384. |
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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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| SDV350801 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J. + Newman, P.. 2003-2004. Measured survey North Dartmoor Military Range Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. 28-2004. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV26938 | Related to: Leat on High Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 15 2021 12:58PM |
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