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HER Number: | MDV27094 |
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Name: | Leat channel north-east of Fice's Well |
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Summary
A leat on the southern slope of Black Dunghill is visible on the 1946 aerial photograph. A probable leat channel of post medieval date and tin pits east of the Blackbrook River. The leat measures 1.2m wide and 0.3m deep and shows evidence of disturbance.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 580 761 |
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Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of Medieval or later streamworking and 19th century Naphtha Tramway and granite quarries north and west of Princetown Prison
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX57NE99
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1065218
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/105
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- EXTRACTIVE PIT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
- LEAT (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.
At some time before 1840 this leat was probably refurbished and used for a short period to supply Holming Beam Farm.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2475 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat flowing south-west around the southern slope of Black Dunghill was identified and recorded from the 1946 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(16/09/1994) A probable leat runs for some 350m from NGR SX 5799076046 to SX 5827076252. The shallow silted channel is 1.2m wide and 0.3m deep. It is disturbed by vehicle tracks at its northern end. The continuation of its course has been plotted from air photographs (Authority 1); it may have brought water from Blackbrook River to the nearby openwork (SX 57 NE 101). Four small tin pits are located to the north and south of this leat at NGR SX 58157619 and SX 58077605.
Probert, S. A. J., 2002, Dartmoor Prison Farm, Devon. An Archaeological Survey and Evaluation, 4, fig (Report - Survey). SDV364452.
[1065218] SX 59487523 A short section of dry leat channel formerly taking water from the Blackbrook River to the tin workings on Black Dunghill. This feature was apparently reused to supply pot water to Holming Beam in the 1840s. It measures 1.2m wide, 0.3m deep and possess a bank on its downslope side.
(22/08/2002) No change.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015-2017, 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV361462.
Visible.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2475. |
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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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SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. |
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SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. |
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SDV361462 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015-2017. 2015-2017 Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). [Mapped feature: #125366 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV27088 | Related to: Branch of naphtha tramway north-east of Fice's Well (Monument) |
MDV131170 | Related to: Holming Beam Farm (Monument) |
MDV131171 | Related to: Tin pits around Holming Beam Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8714 - Survey of Dartmoor Prison Farm (Ref: AI//37/2002)
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2023 4:02PM |
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