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Summary

A 270m stretch of leat on the fringe of and within Swincombe streamwork. The leat, a sited, U-shaped channel 1m wide x 0.4m deep with upcast bank 1m wide x 0.3m high on the north, probably originally took water from the River Swincombe for use in the extraction of alluvial tin in the adjacent streamworking.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX67SW183
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 908780
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/419

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))

Full description

Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.

(09/08/1988) A 270m stretch of leat on the fringe of and within Swincombe streamwork (SX 67 SW 181), running between SX 6343 7216 and SX 6366 7230.
The leat, a sited, U-shaped channel 1m wide x 0.4m deep with upcast bank 1m wide x 0.3m high on the N, probably originally took water from the River Swincombe for use in the extraction of alluvial tin in the adjacent streamworking.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
• EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
• EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project

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