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| HER Number: | MDV52800 |
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| Name: | Leat on the south-western flank of Smith Hill |
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Summary
A poorly defined leat channel runs NW-SE from Crane Lake across the SW flank of Smith Hill towards Smith Hill farmhouse (SX 67 NW 186). Measuring a maximum of 0.8m wide and 0.2m deep it cuts two abandoned earth and stone field boundaries and an area of 18th or 19th century ridge and furrow (SX 67 NW 189). Between SX 63017574 and SX 63077563 its course has been disturbed and is not traceable on the ground.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 631 755 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW190
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 883888
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/288
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/CPE/UK/1890, 2465-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV169268.
National Monuments Record, 1977, NMR SX6375, 340-52 (Aerial Photograph). SDV247982.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(25/07/1989) SX 63007576 to SX 63217544. A poorly defined leat channel runs NW-SE from Crane Lake across the SW flank of Smith Hill towards Smith Hill farmhouse (SX 67 NW 186). Measuring a maximum of 0.8m wide and 0.2m deep it cuts two abandoned earth and stone field boundaries and an area of 18th or 19th century ridge and furrow (SX 67 NW 189). Between SX 63017574 and SX 63077563 its course has been disturbed and is not traceable on the ground.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV169268 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/CPE/UK/1890. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 2465-6. |
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| SDV247982 | Aerial Photograph: National Monuments Record. 1977. NMR SX6375. National Monuments Record Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 340-52. |
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| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. [Mapped feature: #135473 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27229 | Related to: Ridge and furrow, Smith Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8640 - Spaders and Muddilake and Smith Hill Newtakes, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 10 2022 10:42AM |
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