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HER Number:MDV42439
Name:Reservoir supplying openwork south-east of Combeshead Tor

Summary

Crescentic reservoir supplied by rainwater. Measuring 15m long, it is one of a pair (MDV42438) which would have supplied the small openworks just below. Parts of masonry lining survive.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 589 685
Map Sheet:SX56NE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSheepstor
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishWALKHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/526

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TINNERS RESERVOIR (Constructed, XV to XIX - 1450 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Newman, P., 1987, The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape, 229, 233, fig 5. Reservoir R (Article in Serial). SDV231207.

SX 5893 6850 Crescentic reservoir 'R' supplied by rainwater. Measures 15m long. One of a pair (see SX56NE/525) which would have supplied the small openworks just below. Parts of masonry lining survive.

Environment Agency WMS, 2022, Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return (Cartographic). SDV365448.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV231207Article in Serial: Newman, P.. 1987. The Moorland Meavy - a Tinner's Landscape. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 119. Paperback Volume. 229, 233, fig 5. Reservoir R. [Mapped feature: #140888 Unclear on the lidar so location approximated from Newman's plan., ]
SDV365448Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 2022. Environment Agency LIDAR Composite DSM 2022 - 1m Last return. Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV42438Related to: Reservoir supplying openwork south-east of Combeshead Tor (Monument)
MDV12727Related to: Streamworks on the Narrator Brook, Sheepstor (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7382 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area
  • EDV8711 - Condition Survey of the Cramber Tor Training Area

Date Last Edited:Jun 27 2023 4:10PM

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