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HER Number:MDV27325
Name:Streamworks along the River Lyd to the south of Great Nodden, Bridestowe ans Sourton

Summary

Large block of streamwork on east bank of River Lyd, along with a small block of streamwork on un-named brook to the east of Great Nodden. A further thin line of streamwork along the edge of the brook at SX 5450 8735.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 540 867
Map Sheet:SX58NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/68
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/73

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • STREAMWORK (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/1995, 1381 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224714.

National Monument Record, 1979, SF1510, 293 (Aerial Photograph). SDV224088.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

SX 5390 8705 Large block of streamwork on east bank of River Lyd. Probably crossed by leat SX58NW/64.
SX 5425 8736 Small block of streamwork on un-named brook to the east of Great Nodden. A further thin line of streamwork along the edge of the brook at SX 5450 8735.

Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 222-223, Map 43 (Monograph). SDV219155.

A gully up to 4 metres deep in the streamworks along the east bank of the River Lyd to the south of Great Nodden. The floor is covered with mounds of pebbles, continuing almost without a break to the junction with Doetor Brook.

Environment Agency WMS, 2020, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m (Cartographic). SDV364513.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV219155Monograph: Butler, J.. 1991. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North. Two. Paperback Volume. 222-223, Map 43.
SDV224088Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF1510. National Monument Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 293.
SDV224714Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/1995. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 1381.
SDV319854Cartographic: 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: #140454 ]
SDV364513Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2020. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DTM 2020 - 1m. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV27321Related to: Leat from Great Nodden to Doetor Brook (Monument)
MDV27334Related to: Leat south-east of Great Nodden (Monument)
MDV27350Related to: Streamworks along the River Lyd to the north of Wheal Mary Emma Mine, Lydford (Monument)
MDV27331Related to: Streamworks on the River Lyd north-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 7 2024 4:16PM