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| HER Number: | MDV27331 |
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| Name: | Streamworks on the River Lyd north-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton |
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Summary
Streamworks on the River Lyd to the north-east of Great Nodden. Visible on the aerial photographs, this was first recorded in 1985. Consists of a large amorphous block of streamworking, mainly along the east bank of the River Lyd.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 549 879 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/51
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NW/74
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- STREAMWORK (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138, 5429 (Aerial Photograph). SDV238391.
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 4372-4376 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Visible on the 1940s Royal Air Force aerial photographs, this was first recorded in 1985. Consists of a large amorphous block of streamworking, mainly along the east bank of the River Lyd. Runs from SX54138750 to SX54958815. SX 5533 8820; Streamworks visible.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 222-223, Map 43 (Monograph). SDV219155.
Vast streamworks disfigure the Lyd valley almost from its source down to the confluence with Doetor Brook, and the amount of sand and gravel released must have added significantly to the sandbanks on the Tamar. Below the tramway bridge the gully widens to to over 100 metres across and deepens to 3 metres as the river alters course southwards before diverging to follow the course of the original stream bed.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
'Stream Tin Works (disused)' shown on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219155 | Monograph: 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. |
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| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 4372-4376. |
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| SDV238391 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/3G/TUD/UK/138. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 5429. |
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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: #85709 ] |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV51433 | Related to: Enclosure 710 metres north-west of Little Links Tor, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV134129 | Related to: Hut in streamworking east of Southerly Down (Monument) |
| MDV134130 | Related to: Hut in streamworking east of Southerly Down (Monument) |
| MDV27333 | Related to: Leat running into streamwork north of Gren Tor (Monument) |
| MDV27334 | Related to: Leat south-east of Great Nodden (Monument) |
| MDV12847 | Related to: Round cairn 610 metres north-east of Great Nodden, Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV51429 | Related to: Settlement 770 metres north-north-west of Little Links Tor (Monument) |
| MDV27350 | Related to: Streamworks along the River Lyd to the north of Wheal Mary Emma Mine, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV27325 | Related to: Streamworks along the River Lyd to the south of Great Nodden, Bridestowe ans Sourton (Monument) |
| MDV27332 | Related to: TRIAL PIT in the Parish of Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2024 4:16PM |
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