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| HER Number: | MDV27277 |
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| Name: | Leat on Winney's Down |
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Summary
Leat extending across Winney's Down Brook, from SX62538118 to SX64018278. Runs roughly parallel to the Vitifer Mine Leat (PRN 6576) which is deeper than this leat. Visible on aerial photographs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 634 819 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SW |
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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: Extensive earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworking on the East Dart River, centred around Broad Marsh, along with the structural remains of eight tinners' huts
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/107
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 4366-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6381/5, 5/279-284 (Aerial Photograph). SDV242937.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat extending across Winney's Down Brook. Roughly parallel to leat PRN 6576 which is deeper than this leat. Visible on Royal Air Force 1947 and National Monuments Record 1977 aerial photographs.
English Heritage, 2005, Leats Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV347529.
Leat depicted on the survey information.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Course of the leat visible on the 2010 aerial photography.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 4366-7. |
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| SDV242937 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6381/5. National Monuments Record. Photograph (Paper). 5/279-284. |
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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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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. |
| SDV347529 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Leats Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85678 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV6576 | Related to: Birch Tor and Vitifer Mine Leat (Monument) |
| MDV6777 | Related to: Hut circle settlement west of Lade Hill Brook and south-east of Sittaford Tor, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV7767 | Related to: Tinners' hut on the north side of the East Dart River, Dartmoor Forest (Building) |
| MDV110058 | Related to: Weir on East Dart River to North of Broad Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8650 - Great Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 22 2023 8:44AM |
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