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| HER Number: | MDV63476 |
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| Name: | Woodcourt Leat, Harberton |
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Summary
Documentary evidence for the leat is believed to date back to 1244. It may have been for a domestic water supply or have served a mill. It is now disused but visible.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 773 560 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX75NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Harberton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HARBERTON |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Section of former Woodcourt Mill Leat and engine house, structures and earthworks of former quarry in Englebourne Wood marked on nineteenth century mapping
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX75NE/24/1
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (First mentioned, XIII - 1201 AD to 1300 AD (Between))
Full description
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV148.
'old mill leat' recorded on os 6" (1963) map and 'mill leat' on 2nd edition (1906). Runs from weir below rolster bridge to the woollen mill (os).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV168330.
Des=os 6"(1906)126ne.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV168331.
Des=os 6"(1963).
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Leat marked. The leat is shown extending further upstream than it is on modern mapping and served by two weirs off the River Harbourne. It is possible that the leat was extended at some time.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 8, 9 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Ex. Arch. No. 8, 9. Watercourse: Harbourne River.
Documentary evidence for the leat is believed to date back to 1244. It may have been for a domestic water supply or have served a mill. It is now disused but visible.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV148 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV168330 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV168331 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97327 ] |
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| SDV356906 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 8, 9. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV107615 | Related to: Weir 71 metres south-east of Rolster Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV107614 | Related to: Weir on River Harbourne, 211 metres south-east of Rolster Bridge (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | May 21 2020 4:15PM |
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