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| HER Number: | MDV28264 |
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| Name: | Diversion leat channel on Yennadon Down |
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Summary
Disused diversion channel of Devonport Leat. SX 5480 6785 to SX 5423 6825. Early 19th century. Formed to bypass an iron mine. East end junction with main channel marked by pyramidal stone inscribed "PCWW 1917". Western end is a tunnel reportedly with low arched portal (not inspected). Linear openwork visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 5440 6809 and recorded in project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 544 682 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: MDV28263
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/115
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/116
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1190, 3245-3247 (Aerial Photograph). SDV163731.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.
SX 5440 6809 Linear openwork visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 5440 6809 and recorded in project.
SX 5421 6846 Linear openwork visible on RAF 1946 aerial image at SX 5421 6846 and recorded in project.
Trueman, M., 2000, The Water and Sewage Industry Step 3 Assessment, Monument Protection Programme (Report - non-specific). SDV288012.
(26/05/2000) Disused diversion channel of Devonport Leat. SX 5480 6785 to SX 5423 6825. Early 19th century. Formed to bypass an iron mine. East end junction with main channel marked by pyramidal stone inscribed "PCWW 1917". Western end is a tunnel reportedly with low arched portal (not inspected).
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV163731 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1190. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3245-3247. |
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| SDV288012 | Report - non-specific: Trueman, M.. 2000. The Water and Sewage Industry Step 3 Assessment, Monument Protection Programme. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Report. WIM.I. A4 Comb Bound. |
| 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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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #141722 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19902 | Part of: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
| MDV51598 | Related to: Meavy, Yennadon Down AA Battery (Monument) |
| MDV28261 | Related to: Quarry on west side of Yennadon Down, Dousland (Monument) |
| MDV28262 | Related to: Quarrying pits on Yennadon Down, Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV28260 | Related to: Spoil heaps at Yennadon Iron Mine (Monument) |
| MDV28260 | Related to: Spoil heaps at Yennadon Iron Mine (Monument) |
| MDV28260 | Related to: Spoil heaps at Yennadon Iron Mine (Monument) |
| MDV28260 | Related to: Spoil heaps at Yennadon Iron Mine (Monument) |
| MDV2353 | Related to: The Plymouth and Dartmoor Tramway (Dartmoor section) (Monument) |
| MDV2344 | Related to: Yennadon Iron Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 28 2023 11:05AM |
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