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| HER Number: | MDV27321 |
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| Name: | Leat from Great Nodden to Doetor Brook |
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Summary
Leat flowing around western slopes of Brent Tor and Arms Tor visible on 1979 aerial photographs. Southern termination at SX 5395 8514. Possibly faintly visible as it crosses streamwork. 1985 project records that it cuts through enclosures MDV4677 etc. but 2020 lidar appears to show it running to the south of these features. Northern termination at SX 5424 8735. Large prominent bank surviving.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 539 862 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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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
- National Record of the Historic Environment
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/64
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 272-291 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat flowing around western slopes of Brent Tor and Arms Tor visible on 1979 aerial photographs. Southern termination at SX 5395 8514. Possibly faintly visible as it crosses streamwork SX58NW/68. Cuts through enclosure SX58NW/42 and enclosure SX58NW/69. Northern termination at SX 5424 8735. Large prominent bank surviving.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV224088 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 272-291. |
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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. [Mapped feature: #140452 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4677 | Related to: Enclosure with hut circles 330m south east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
| MDV50936 | Related to: Hut circle 370 metres south east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
| MDV27334 | Related to: Leat south-east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
| MDV27325 | Related to: Streamworks south of Great Nodden (Monument) |
| MDV27328 | Related to: Trackway east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 28 2023 2:42PM |
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