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| HER Number: | MDV29473 |
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| Name: | Possible leat in Wray Cleave Wood |
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Summary
Recorded in walkover survey in 1985; appears from among granite clitter and dense brambles at SX 7746 8436 close to a stream channel. It appears as a channel up to 1m wide and 0.5m deep running roughly north-west along the contour. Towards its northern end it curves west (downhill) and becomes shallower, fading out at SX 7737 8448.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 774 844 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SE/100
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
McCrone, P., 1985, An Archaeological Survey of Some Dartmoor Woodlands, 7, WC10, fig 3 (Report - Survey). SDV360479.
Leat - SX 7746 8436 - 7737 8448
This appears from among granite clitter and dense brambles at SX 7746 8436 close to a stream channel. It appears as a channel up to 1m wide and 0.5m deep running roughly north-west along the contour.
Towards its northern end it curves west (downhill) and becomes shallower, fading out at SX 7737 8448.
McCrone, P., 1985, Visit (woodland survey) (Worksheet). SDV281898.
(May 1985) SX 7746 8436 Possible line of leat. Approximately 1m wide x 0.5m deep. Channel by hillside appears from amongst brambles and rock litter beside a stream and fades out at SX 77378448.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV281898 | Worksheet: McCrone, P.. 1985. Visit (woodland survey). Worksheet. Unknown. |
| SDV360479 | Report - Survey: McCrone, P.. 1985. An Archaeological Survey of Some Dartmoor Woodlands. Dartmoor National Park Authority. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 7, WC10, fig 3. [Mapped features: #139092 Approximate route only; not recorded on GIS layer / no lidar data, ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7392 - Archaeological condition survey in Wray Cleave Woods
- EDV7430 - Woodland Survey (1985) in Wray Cleave, Sanduck Wood, Caseley Wood, Kings Wood and Fingle Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 26 2022 8:54AM |
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