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Summary

Headweir of a leat taken off the north bank of the East Webburn River. The leat now flows to Heatree House but on the 1842 tithe map it is shown feeding into the head of the main Heathercombe Valley at sx72108020. It would have supplied water to the corn mill at Heathercombe but was probably used by medieval tinners. The parish boundary of manaton follows this leat rather than the river so it is likely to be of an early date.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX78SW/262/1

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• WEIR (Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD? to 1900 AD? (Between))

Full description

Greeves, T. A. P., 1991, Tinworking at Heathercombe, Manaton (Un-published). SDV280255.

Headweir of a leat taken off the north bank of the East Webburn River. The leat now flows to Heatree House but on the 1842 tithe map it is shown feeding into the head of the main Heathercombe Valley at SX72108020. It would have supplied water to the corn mill at Heathercombe but was probably used by medieval tinners. The parish boundary of Manaton follows this leat rather than the river so it is likely to be of an early date.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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