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| HER Number: | MDV28091 |
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| Name: | Leat on the west side of the Rattle Brook, Lydford |
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Summary
Leat of 600 metres long on the west side of Rattle Brook leading from the brook to an area of streamworking
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 561 848 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork and walling remains of Rattlebrook Mine, including late 18th century stamping mill, extensive streamworks on the Rattle Brook and prehistoric enclosures
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1393451
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX58NE/56
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, SF 1510, 252 (Aerial Photograph). SDV8491.
Photograph taken on 26th April 1979.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1980, Kerbeam Mine, Marked on sketch plan of mine (Worksheet). SDV239845.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
Leat visible on aerial photgraph.
Butler, J., 1991, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Two - The North, 108, Map 32 (Monograph). SDV219155.
A leat shown on the west side of the Rattle Brook leads into the large openwork beside the tinners house where the water was used for washing out the ore. The leat leaves the main river some distance above its junction with the Scad and Green Tor Water.
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. 108, Map 32. |
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| SDV239845 | Worksheet: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1980. Kerbeam Mine. Worksheet. Digital. Marked on sketch plan of mine. |
| 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: #133991 ] |
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| SDV8491 | Aerial Photograph: National Monument Record. 1979. SF 1510. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Unknown. 252. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12202 | Related to: Kerbeam Mine (Monument) |
| MDV28090 | Related to: Streamworks on the Rattle Brook, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV12203 | Related to: Tinners' building, yard and garden at Kerbeam, Dead Lake, Lydford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8679 - Okehampton Range: Management Survey
- EDV8291 - Okehampton Range: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8695 - Survey of Okehampton North Dartmoor Military Range
- EDV8813 - Archaeological and historical investigation of Peat Cutting on North-Western Dartmoor
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 11 2023 12:08PM |
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