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| HER Number: | MDV57556 |
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| Name: | Leat north of Dunnabridge Pound |
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Summary
Short section of leat running north-west by south-east from SX64127515 to SX64237498, in an area of rough grazing above a marshy stream bed, once subject to tin working.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 641 750 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX67NW |
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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: Field system surrounding Dunnabridge Pound Farm, likely to be medieval in origin, with area of ridge and furrow and two quarries related to the building of the Ashburton to Tavistock road, as well as sections of leat to the north
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX67NW128
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 873303
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67NW/323
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Greeves, T. A. P., 1982, Dunnabridge Farm (Plan - measured). SDV266230.
Short section of leat centred SX 64177510 with rectangular hollow at SX 64207504.
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(03/05/1988) A leat running northwest-southeast from SX 64127515 to SX 64237498, is an area of rough grazing above a marshy stream bed, once subject to tin working (SX 67 SW 85).
The leat first appears at SX 64127515 as a barely visible channel, 0.3m wide and 0.05m deep, with no bank. It attains a maximum of 1.5m in width and 0.5m in depth, with a bank on the east, 2.0m wide 0.7m high at SX 64197506. It has reduced to a shallow depression, 0.7m wide and 0.1m deep, with a bank 1.0m wide and 0.2m high at SX 64237498.
Centred at SX 64207504 is a small rectilinear hollow to the west of and adjoining the leat. It is 8.3m long, cut back 2.3m into the hill slope. No traces of stone work or floors are visible and it is assumed that this hollow is a mutilation of the leat rather than the site of a structure.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV266230 | Plan - measured: Greeves, T. A. P.. 1982. Dunnabridge Farm. 1:25,000. Plan. |
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| 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. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV25973 | Related to: LEAT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV27223 | Related to: Unlikely areas of streamworking north of Dunnabridge Pound (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8633 - Dunnabridge Farm, Duchy Farms Survey-Not finished
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 11 2022 3:31PM |
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