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| HER Number: | MDV54587 |
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| Name: | Tinners leat on Water Hill |
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Summary
A post-medieval leat which can be traced over open moorland, from an area approximately 100m south of the Fernworthy Newtake wall, to a point 160m south-west of the Warren House Inn. It was probably constructed to supply water to an area of tinworking centred at SX66438070 (Monument HOB UID 916223). An archaeological field survey in 1992 recorded that the channel survives over its entire length although the upper reaches are less clearly defined. The average dimensions of the channel are 2 metres wide and 0.9 metres deep. The leat intersects two openworks on the southwest slope of Water Hill, both of which have had embankments constructed to carry the leat across.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 668 812 |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68SE183
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 916154
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68SE/332
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, P. Newman (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(10/12/1992) SX66328188 to SX67308080 A tinners' leat, now dry and silted, which can be traced over open moorland, from an area approximately 100m south of the Fernworthy Newtake wall, to a point 160m south-west of the Warren House Inn where it is overlaid by the B3212, and may be traced no further. It was probably constructed to supply water to an area of tinworking centred at SX66438070 (Monument HOB UID 916223). The channel survives over its entire length although the upper reaches are less clearly defined. It follows a gently declining course of between 470m and 435m OD. The average dimensions of the channel are 2m wide and 0.9m deep. The leat intersects two openworks on the south-west slope of Water Hill at SX66888102 and SX66988081, both of which have had embankments constructed to carry the leat across.
The channel has been adopted as a footpath in places causing some erosion.
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. P. Newman. [Mapped feature: #94925 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132686 | Related to: Enclosure in settlement south of Assycombe Hill (Monument) |
| MDV6676 | Related to: Hut circle settlement south of Assycombe Hill, Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV54588 | Related to: Tinners leat on Water Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 8 2022 2:33PM |
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