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| HER Number: | MDV42443 |
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| Name: | Bickleigh Mill Leat |
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Summary
May have been diverted, after the mill ceased to be active, for use by the nearby house now known as Grenoven.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 533 638 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Bickleigh (SH) |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | South Hams |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BICKLEIGH |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of 19th century Ferro Ceramic Mine as well as remains of 16th century Bickleigh Mill, wheelpit and associated leat north of Shaugh Bridge
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SW/73/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XV to Post Medieval - 1500 AD? to 1750 AD)
Full description
Gray, V., 1988, Bickleigh Mill on the River Meavy, 18-85, Figure 1 (Article in Serial). SDV155711.
Bickleigh Mill Leat. May have been diverted, after the mill ceased to be active, for use by the nearby house now known as Grenoven.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Northern course of the leat to Grenoven depicted on the modern mapping. Course of the leat towards the location of the mill (south of Grenoven) may be indicated by boundary.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV155711 | Article in Serial: Gray, V.. 1988. Bickleigh Mill on the River Meavy. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 120. Unknown. 18-85, Figure 1. |
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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #91420 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV20561 | Related to: Bickleigh Mill (Monument) |
| MDV28818 | Related to: Grenoven Farmstead, Bickleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 21 2023 12:01PM |
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