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HER Number:MDV52638
Name:DITCH in the Parish of Shaugh Prior

Summary

Vis=estimated -/-/1987 (national trust) ditch flowing form sx56se/284 into lee moor china clayworks leat. Bank on both sides 1m wide, 0.2m high.90m long, 2m wide, 0.3m deep. Oriented e-w (national trust).

Summary from record MDV52639:
Vis=estimated -/-/1987 (national trust) curving ditch running into headsheet drain. Bank on each side 1m wide, 0.15m high.22m long, 1.1m wide, 0.5m deep. Oriented ese-wnw (national trust).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 572 646
Map Sheet:SX56SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishShaugh Prior
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSHAUGH PRIOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/485
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56SE/485/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • DITCH (Unknown date)

Full description

Pye, A., 1992, Archaeological Watching Brief on the ECC Lee Moor works leat corridor in the Upper Plym Valley, 8 (Report - Watching Brief). SDV165953.

Ditch with bank on both sides.

Thackray, C., 1994, The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape, 34, 102.097 (Report - non-specific). SDV143510.

Vis=estimated -/-/1987 (national trust) ditch flowing form sx56se/284 into lee moor china clayworks leat. Bank on both sides 1m wide, 0.2m high.90m long, 2m wide, 0.3m deep. Oriented e-w (national trust).

Vis=estimated -/-/1987 (national trust) curving ditch running into headsheet drain. Bank on each side 1m wide, 0.15m high.22m long, 1.1m wide, 0.5m deep. Oriented ese-wnw (national trust).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV143510Report - non-specific: Thackray, C.. 1994. The Upper Plym Valley: the management of an historic landscape. 34, 102.097.
SDV165953Report - Watching Brief: Pye, A.. 1992. Archaeological Watching Brief on the ECC Lee Moor works leat corridor in the Upper Plym Valley. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 92.60. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 8.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV7369 - Survey of Granite Loading Bays at Trowlesworthy, Devon
  • EDV8148 - The Upper Plym Valley: The Management of an Historic Landscape
  • EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey

Date Last Edited:Mar 31 2020 11:48AM