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HER Number: | MDV54546 |
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Name: | LEAT in the Parish of Gidleigh |
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Summary
Vis=15/8/1991 (rchme) sx64728578 to sx64298625. An abandoned and disturbed leat is intermittently visible between the 401m and the 395m contours on the n flanks of stonetor hill and shovel down. Probably starting on the right bank of the w arm of the stonetor brook its initial stages have been disrupted by stone cutting activity and it is not visible until sx64728578. It eventually becomes indistinct on the flat plain n of shovel down. On average it is 1.3m wide and is maximum 0.4m deep. It is flanked on the downhill side by a bank up to 1.5m wide and 0.5m high.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 651 860 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX 68 NE 124
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NE/284
- Old SAM Ref: 28663
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 144066, 1997 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Leat leading around northern slopes of Stonetor Hill and Shovel Down.
Probert, S. A. J., 1991, Shovel Down Survey (Report - Survey). SDV359365.
Vis=15/8/1991 (rchme) sx64728578 to sx64298625. An abandoned and disturbed leat is intermittently visible between the 401m and the 395m contours on the n flanks of stonetor hill and shovel down. Probably starting on the right bank of the w arm of the stonetor brook its initial stages have been disrupted by stone cutting activity and it is not visible until sx64728578. It eventually becomes indistinct on the flat plain n of shovel down. On average it is 1.3m wide and is maximum 0.4m deep. It is flanked on the downhill side by a bank up to 1.5m wide and 0.5m high.
The function of this leat is uncertain though it seems likely to have been intended to serve the alluvial tinworkings in a marshy area flanking the north teigh river. At sx64888587 it cuts a late 18c or 19c boundary bank and a 30m length e of sx65008585 was probably laundered over the deep workings along the e arm of the stonetor brook (probert).
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 144066, 1997. |
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SDV359365 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. A. J.. 1991. Shovel Down Survey. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jul 30 2019 2:40PM |
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