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Summary

Leat running through the eastern enclosure within the prehistoric settlement east of the River Yealm and north of Ranny Brook survives largely as a buried feature but where visible is a slight earthwork the channel measures 0.5 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep and the material upcast during construction survives as an indistinct bank up to 0.1 metre high.

Location

Protected Status

• Scheduled Monument 1015429: Prehistoric stone hut circle settlement, a contemporary field system, post-medieval buildings and two lengths of leat 310m south east of Yealm Steps

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX66SW/22/1
• Old SAM Ref: 24100

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 133100 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.

Visited on 11th March 1993. A 120 metres leat running from SX62006360 to SX62126360 and cutting through hut settlement. Survives largely as a buried feature and is most clearly visible where it cuts through the agglomerate enclosure boundary and stone hut circles. Where it survives as a slight earthwork the channel measures 0.5 metres wide and 0.1 metres deep and the material upcast during construction survives as an indistinct bank up to 0.1 metre high.

Butler, J., 1994, Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities: Volume Three - The South-West, 183-7, Map 52, Figure 52.9 (Monograph). SDV137656.

'Upper leat' cutting through the eastern enclosure at 'Ranny Brook settlements'. It bisects several hut circles and cuts through the eastern boundary wall.

Cartographic Engineering, 2006, Dartmoor 2006 1:1250 Aerial Photography (digital) (Aerial Photograph). SDV345590.

Partly visible on aerial photograph.

Historic England, 2021, National Heritage List for England, 1015429 (National Heritage List for England). SDV364016.

This monument includes a large prehistoric stone hut circle settlement, three enclosures, a contemporary field system, two post-medieval buildings and two lengths of leat, lying on a south-facing slope overlooking the valley of the River Yealm. The upper of these leats survives largely as a buried feature and is most clearly visible where it cuts through the agglomerate enclosure and two stone hut circles. Where it survives as a slight earthwork, the channel measures 0.5 metres wide and 0.1 metre deep and the associated material upcast during the construction survives as an indistinct bank up to 0.1 metre high. Both leats were probably cut to carry water from the River Yealm to a tin streamwork situated 270 metres east of the settlement.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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