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| HER Number: | MDV62051 |
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| Name: | Weir on River Lowman |
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Summary
A weir is shown on late 19th and early 20th century maps, with a leat to the north-west, to St Andrew's Mill.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 955 122 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/98/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
'Weir' and 'Sluice' shown, with 'Mill Leat' to north-west. The course of the river appears to have been slightly further east at this point.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
'Weir' shown, with a sluice shown as 'Sl' on the west side. A Mill Leat runs from the weir to St Andrew's Mill.
Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tumbling Fields, Tiverton, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV338875.
The water from the River Lowman had to be turned more than 90 degrees into the leat at the weir. The 1889 1:500 map shows the weir incorporated a sluice.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Former Nitrovit Site, Tumbling Fields, Tiverton: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Report - Evaluation). SDV338877.
Sources / Further Reading
| 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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| SDV338875 | Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tumbling Fields, Tiverton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.42. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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| SDV338877 | Report - Evaluation: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Former Nitrovit Site, Tumbling Fields, Tiverton: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology Report. 65210.02. A4 stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62050 | Related to: St Andrew's Mill Leat (Monument) |
| MDV21346 | Related to: Tiverton, St Andrew's Mill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4257 - Nitrovit Site, Tumbling Fields, Tiverton
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 6 2012 11:50AM |
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