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| HER Number: | MDV27297 |
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| Name: | Leat on Manga Hill |
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Summary
The course of this former pot-water leat which supplied water to Manga Farm (SX 68 SW 5) starts in a marshy area and runs generally E as a channel, now dry and silted, 1.2m wide and about 0.5m deep. For the final 150m (before reaching the farm) it falls steeply down the E flank of Manga Hill.
A channel commencing at SX 63868489 delivers surface water to the leat at its E end.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 635 847 |
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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: SX68SW90
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 621675
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SW/128
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.
National Monuments Record, 1977, SX6334, 1/45-49 (Aerial Photograph). SDV263013.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Ditch extending from farmstead SX68SW/87 westwards. Visible on 1977 NMR and 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 63258475 to SX 63918482. The course of this former pot-water leat which supplied water to Manga Farm (SX 68 SW 5) starts in a marshy area and runs generally E as a channel, now dry and silted, 1.2m wide and about 0.5m deep. For the final 150m (before reaching the farm) it falls steeply down the E flank of Manga Hill.
A channel commencing at SX 63868489 delivers surface water to the leat at its E end.
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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| SDV263013 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. SX6334. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1/45-49. |
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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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27284 | Related to: Leat north-west of Teignhead Farm (Monument) |
| MDV19906 | Related to: Mandles Farmstead to the east of Manga Hill, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV27301 | Related to: Streamworks along the North Teign River, Manga Brook and Varracombe Brook (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: | Jul 18 2022 11:34AM |
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