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| HER Number: | MDV36329 |
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| Name: | Leat south of Sands Gate Cross in Rushford Wood |
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Summary
Leat - headweir on the White Water. Course preserved as footpath with boundary wall on lower side. Dry leat recorded running through wood in walkover survey in 2007. A leat taken from a head weir off the White Water stream, just west of the Great Tree Park Wood boundary. It runs along the contours of the Wood and its course is now preserved as the footpath through the Wood with the boundary wall on its lower side. It is unclear where the leat was taking water to, possibly its destination was the tin mill (now very ruinous) situated just east of the boundary wall.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 27e 090 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| Civil Parish | Drewsteignton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/208
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1750 AD? (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Leat not marked on historic maps, although footpath apparently marking the course of the leat is shown on late 19th century map.
Greeves, T. A. P., 1989, Archaeological Features in Rushford Wood, Chagford (Un-published). SDV249082.
(20/05/1989) SX 6991 9018 Leat - headweir on the White Water. Course preserved as footpath with boundary wall on lower side.
Marchand, J., 2007, Archaeology within Great Tree Park Wood, 2 (Report - Survey). SDV365053.
Dry leat recorded running through wood. A leat is taken from a head weir off the White Water stream, just west of the Great Tree Park Wood boundary. It runs along the contours of the Wood and its course is now preserved as the footpath through the Wood with the boundary wall on its lower side. It is unclear where the leat was taking water to, possibly its destination was the tin mill (now very ruinous) situated just east of the boundary wall.
This area of Chagford contains numerous remains of medieval and later tinworking, many of which are important in a national context. This leat is important in the local context and its dry bed should not be disturbed or damaged in any way.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249082 | Un-published: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1989. Archaeological Features in Rushford Wood, Chagford. Digital. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV102784 | Related to: Possible weir on White Water (Monument) |
| MDV36328 | Related to: Sandsgate Mill, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV36323 | Related to: Tin openwork in Rushford Wood (Monument) |
| MDV111250 | Related to: West Withecombe, Throwleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8838 - Survey of archaeological features in Great Tree Park Wood
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2024 12:22PM |
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