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| HER Number: | MDV62521 |
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| Name: | Leat on Beardown Hill, Dartmoor Forest |
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Summary
Beardown Mine leat runs north to south, following the contours on the east side of Conies Down Water. It was used to provide water to the 19th century Beardown Mine.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 594 773 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57NE |
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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: SX 57 NE 61
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57NE/73/1
- Pastscape: 1219085
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD to 1899 AD (Between))
Full description
Trueman, M., 2000, Water and Sewage Step 3 Assessment, 26/5/2000 (Report - non-specific). SDV288012.
Redundant channel on East Cowsic valley. Beyond the syphon inlet (see MDV62520) the original channel on east side of valley is redundant. Survives as a linear earthwork of varying condition. Part is afforested.
English Heritage, 2005, Industrial Survey Information (Report - Survey). SDV346396.
Leat to Beardown Mine.
Newman , P., 2018, Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation (Report - Survey). SDV361635.
Beardown Mine leat runs north to south, following the contours on the east side of Conies Down Water. It was used to provide water to the 19th century Beardown Mine.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV288012 | Report - non-specific: Trueman, M.. 2000. Water and Sewage Step 3 Assessment. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Report. Unknown. 26/5/2000. |
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| SDV346396 | Report - Survey: English Heritage. 2005. Industrial Survey Information. English Heritage. Digital. |
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| SDV361635 | Report - Survey: Newman , P.. 2018. Archaeological Sites within Merrivale Training Area, Dartmoor National Park, Devon: A condition survey on behalf of Defence Infrastructure Organisation. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. [Mapped feature: #112915 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV62520 | Related to: Aqueduct west of Beardown Farm (Monument) |
| MDV32747 | Related to: Beardown Tin Mine adjacent to Devonport Leat on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV54352 | Related to: Streamworks on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
| MDV54353 | Related to: Tinners hut in area of streamworking on Beardown Hill (Building) |
| MDV27092 | Related to: Trial tin working pits on Beardown Hill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7441 - Condition survey of the archaeological sites of Merrivale Training Area
- EDV7570 - Condition survey of Merrivale Range training area
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 5 2018 4:27PM |
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