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| HER Number: | MDV57151 |
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| Name: | LEAT in the Parish of Walkhampton |
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Summary
Leat surviving as an earthwork 0.7m wide and up to 0.2m deep. On its downslope side is a low bank formed by upcast material. This leat curs through a medieval field wall, but underlies the postmedieval wall. It was presumably cut to carry water from the river meavy to the tinworks w of stanlake prehistoric settlement. However, because its lower end does not survive as an earthwork its true destination must remain speculative. It is likely to date to sometime after the medieval fields were abandoned but before the area was enclosed again in the post-medieval period. A date between 1350 and 1600 seems likely and might indicate streamworking in this area during this time (gerrard).
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 569 712 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Walkhampton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WALKHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/386
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Late Medieval - 1401 AD to 1539 AD)
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1997, Stanlake Prehistoric Settlement (Meavy Valley Archaeology Site Report 1), 25 (Report - Survey). SDV345536.
Leat surviving as an earthwork 0.7m wide and up to 0.2m deep. On its downslope side is a low bank formed by upcast material. This leat curs through a medieval field wall, but underlies the postmedieval wall. It was presumably cut to carry water from the river meavy to the tinworks w of stanlake prehistoric settlement. However, because its lower end does not survive as an earthwork its true destination must remain speculative. It is likely to date to sometime after the medieval fields were abandoned but before the area was enclosed again in the post-medieval period. A date between 1350 and 1600 seems likely and might indicate streamworking in this area during this time (gerrard).
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345536 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1997. Stanlake Prehistoric Settlement (Meavy Valley Archaeology Site Report 1). Meavy Valley Archaeology Report. 1. Paperback Volume + Digital. 25. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7518 - Survey of the Stanlake Prehistoric Settlement
- EDV8195 - Field Investigation Survey of the Stanlake settlement
- EDV8351 - Walkhampton Premier Archaeological Landscape; Field Investigation Project
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 26 2023 3:16PM |
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