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| HER Number: | MDV54553 |
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| Name: | Stannon Cottage Leat |
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Summary
Domestic leat for Stannon Cottage starts at SX65068104 on the west bank of Stannon Brook. 1989 survey recorded the leat measuring 0.9 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep. Sharply cut, it was apparently in use until recent years.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 650 808 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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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
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of medieval or later streamworks and associated leat east of Stannon Tor
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE122
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 917468
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/301
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1540 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(08/03/1989) SX65068104 to SX65018070. The domestic leat for Stannon Cottage depicted on Ordnance Survey map 1:2500 (1952) starts at SX65068104 on the west bank of Stannon Brook. The leat, 0.9 metres wide and 0.6 metres deep, is sharply cut and was apparently in use until recent years since when water has been piped to the cottage.
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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #94915 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV54691 | Related to: Cultivation ridges north-west of Stannon Farmstead (Monument) |
| MDV29143 | Related to: Stannon farmstead, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV19556 | Related to: Streamworks on the Stannon Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8649 - Little Stannon Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8660 - Stannon, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 29 2022 4:41PM |
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