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| HER Number: | MDV47995 |
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| Name: | Medieval Leat on Crownhill Down |
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Summary
Medieval leat on Crownhill Down between Bottle Hill Leat and Wheal Florence Drain
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 570 602 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Shaugh Prior |
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| Civil Parish | Sparkwell |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PLYMPTON ST.MARY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1343800
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/423/1
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Linear feature shown on aerial photograph.
Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J., 1982, Mapping Three Millennia of Settlement and Land Use on Crownhill Down, South West Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV362901.
Leat running at an angle across Crownhill Down taps Old Bottle Hill Leat to feed Wheal Floence Drain. Apparently predates part of the Medieval field system across which it runs.
Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J., 1985, Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor (Article in Serial). SDV337244.
Leat running at an angle across Crownhill Down taps Old Bottle Hill Leat to feed Wheal Floence Drain. Apparently predates part of the Medieval field system across which it runs.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, SX55NE (Cartographic). SDV337243.
Leat shown on aerial photograph interpretation.
National Monuments Record, 2002, 1343800 (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343685.
A number of minor leats join or leave the Old Bottle Hill Leat on Crownhill Down. Other details: NMR Number SX56SE207.
Fletcher, M., 2002, The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report (Report - Survey). SDV343412.
Leat shown on Crownhill Down Survey. Other details: Figure 3 and Crownhill Down Survey.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337243 | Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. SX55NE. Air Photographs Unit. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV337244 | Article in Serial: Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J.. 1985. Linear Banks on Crownhill Down, Dartmoor. Landscape History. 7. Unknown. |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV343412 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M.. 2002. The Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Ridding Down: Survey Report. English Heritage Report. AI/31/2002. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV343685 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2002. 1343800. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV362901 | Article in Serial: Gilbertson, D. + Collis, J.. 1982. Mapping Three Millennia of Settlement and Land Use on Crownhill Down, South West Dartmoor. Field Studies. 5. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV12916 | Related to: Field System on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV14140 | Related to: Old Bottle Hill Leat on Crownhill Down (Monument) |
| MDV43422 | Related to: Wheal Florence Drain on Ridding Down (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4559 - Archaeological Landscape of Crownhill Down and Riddding Down
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2021 7:00AM |
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