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| HER Number: | MDV27250 |
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| Name: | Ditches north-east of Cherrybrook Hotel |
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Summary
Two small and incomplete leats, now visible only as faint terraces in the hillside around 0.8m wide and 0.2m. The purpose of both leats is not clear, although the northern leat may have provided water to fight possible fire in the magazine and the southern leat may have been a second pot water leat for Cherrybrook farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 623 765 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW157
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 874803
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/211
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/212
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DITCH (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1969, SX6276, 1/33-36 (Aerial Photograph). SDV274466.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Possible very shallow ditch running parallel with another possible ditch SX67NW/212. Visible on NMR 1969 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(15/6/1989) Two small and incomplete leats, now visible only as faint terraces in the hillside c 0.8m wide and 0.2m.
Northern Leat: SX 62307664 to SX 62507659 appears to end at a powder magazine associated with powder Mills (SX 67 NW 99): a linear feature shown E of this is a meandering drainage channel (APP 1985).
Southern Leat: SX 62237661 to SX 62487645. Interrupted at SX 62497652 from which a deep drainage channel runs E and has confused air plotters (APP 1985).
The purpose of both leats is not clear, although the N leat may have provided water to fight possible fire in the magazine and the S leat may have been a second pot water leat for Cherrybrook farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV274466 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1969. SX6276. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. 1/33-36. |
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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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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. P. Pattison. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27238 | Related to: Ditch north-east of the Cherrybrook Hotel (Monument) |
| MDV20718 | Related to: Powdermill Cottages 500 metres to the south-west of Powder Mills Farm (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8644 - Cherrybrook and Longford Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 27 2023 10:19AM |
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