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| HER Number: | MDV27284 |
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| Name: | Leat north-west of Teignhead Farm |
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Summary
Dry and silted leat running from SX 6334 8461 to SX 6343 8432. It is 1.8m wide, a maximum 0.6m deep and is situated on a moderate E facing slope. It was apparently the pot-water leat for Teignhead Farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 633 844 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SW91
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 621681
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/115
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 2366-7 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Bank extending from a field boundary visible on RAF 1947 aerial photograph.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(09/02/1990) SX 6334 8461 to SX 6343 8432. The feature depicted on the RCHM APU transcription (1985) is not a bank but a leat, now dry and silted. It is 1.8m wide, a maximum 0.6m deep and is situated on a moderate E facing slope. It was apparently the pot-water leat for Teignhead Farm.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224714 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2366-7. |
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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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #137408 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27297 | Related to: Leat on Manga Hill (Monument) |
| MDV27301 | Related to: Streamworks along the North Teign River, Manga Brook and Varracombe Brook (Monument) |
| MDV6797 | Related to: Teignhead Farm, Manga Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8651 - Teignhead Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 10 2022 11:23AM |
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