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| HER Number: | MDV27086 |
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| Name: | LEAT in the Parish of Whitchurch |
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Summary
Probable small leat running between the 975 + 950ft contours on east slope of great staple tor. Northern extremity within line of trial pits of merrivale bridge mine crf:sx57ne/59.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 551 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Whitchurch |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITCHURCH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and building remains of the Merrivale Bridge Mine
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/91
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2149, 3175 (Aerial Photograph). SDV282746.
Newman, P., 1993, Fieldwork and survey at Wheal Fortune Mine, May 1993, 5-8 (Article in Serial). SDV225303.
Probable small leat running between the 975 and 950 foot contours on east slope of Great Staple Tor. Northern extremity within line of trial pits of Merrivale Bridge Mine (crf:SX57NE/59). Leat from the river at SX 5515 7547 through adit at this location to the lower dressing floor of Wheal Fortune mine SX57NE/58.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV225303 | Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1993. Fieldwork and survey at Wheal Fortune Mine, May 1993. Dartmoor Tinworking Research Group Newsletter. Unknown. 5-8. |
| SDV282746 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2149. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3175. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2020 1:06PM |
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