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HER Number:MDV54462
Name:LEAT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Two leats (dnp).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 615 723
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/435

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

DNP, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218976.

Two leats (dnp).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218978.

Des=dnp survey (6") of tor royal farm/(1982)in smr.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218979.

Nmr=sx67sw244.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV218980.

Des=probert, s. A. J. /(20/3/1989)/rchme field investigation.


National Monuments Record, 2010, Untitled Source (National Monuments Record Database). SDV214864.

Vis=20/3/1989 (rchme) these 2 leats which cross the floodplain of the strane river served the whiteworks tin mine, probably the tin shaft complex at sx61426008. The lower narrow dry channel now heavily silted commences at sx61577138 and now ends in an area of deep peat cutting and marsh at sx61527125. Its neighbour starts at sx61557142, splits into 2 for a short section and rejoins at sx61557136. It runs under the tor royal boundary wall but now cannot be traced beyond a drainage ditch at sx61417114. It is on average 1.8m wide, 0.5m deep with an earthen bank on the lower side (probert).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV214864National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2010. National Monuments Record Database. Website.
SDV218976Migrated Record: DNP.
SDV218978Migrated Record:
SDV218979Migrated Record:
SDV218980Migrated Record:

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 30 2015 5:07PM