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| HER Number: | MDV54475 |
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| Name: | Leat west of the Lower Cherrybrook Bridge |
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Summary
Runs from SX62877481 to SX63017479. A curvilinear leat, now dry and silted, extends along the 322 metre contour from marshy ground adjacent to the Muddilake Brook to the metalled B3357 road. It may once have served as a pot-water leat for the ?shepherd's dwelling on the Prince Hall estate.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 629 748 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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: SX67SW275
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 620569
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/446
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XVIII to Mid 20th Century - 1751 AD (Between) to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(26/06/1989) Runs from SX62877481 to SX63017479. A curvilinear leat, now dry and silted, extends along the 322 metre contour from marshy ground adjacent to the Muddilake Brook to the metalled B3357 road. Its course beyond has been effaced however it may once have served as a pot-water leat for the ?shepherd's dwelling on the Prince Hall estate. It is, on average, 1 metre wide and 0.3 metres deep with an earthen bank on the downhill side.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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: #94896 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54435 | Related to: Building south of Lower Cherrybrook Bridge (Building) |
| MDV51544 | Related to: Quarry west of Lower Cherrybrook Bridge (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: | Jun 10 2022 2:42PM |
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