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| HER Number: | MDV59567 |
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| Name: | Possible mill leat at Hoo Meavy |
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Summary
Watercourse depicted on the late 19th century historic maps. May have been a mill leat. It originated on Wigford Down. Investigated as part of works concerning pipeline in late 1990s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 531 657 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Meavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MEAVEY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NW/206
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, XIX - 1801 AD to 1880 AD (Between))
Full description
Marshall, W., 1796, The Rural Economy of the West of England, 271 (Monograph). SDV219330.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Depicted on the late 19th century historic map.
Exeter Archaeology, 1996, Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade, 2-3 (Report - Assessment). SDV273792.
Possible mill leat at Hoo Meavy. The watercourse to be traversed describes a right angle some 50 metres west of the point where it will be crossed by the pipeline and therefore can hardly be natural. It originated from a stream rising on Wigford Down.
It does not appear to be mill leat observed by Marshall in the late 18th century; that structure was said to have substantial stone construction similar to the Plymouth Leat.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Water course depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV219330 | Monograph: Marshall, W.. 1796. The Rural Economy of the West of England. The Rural Economy of the West of England. Vol 2. Unknown. 271. |
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| SDV273792 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 1996. Archaeological assessment of South West Water Burrator to Crownhill water main upgrade. Exeter Archaeology. 96.56. A4 Stapled. 2-3. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96440 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV59568 | Related to: Field names indicative of tin-mining north of Hoo Meavy (Monument) |
| MDV19333 | Related to: Hoo Meavy farm, Meavy (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 28 2019 1:41PM |
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