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| HER Number: | MDV78342 |
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| Name: | Abandoned leat near Bearwalls farm |
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Summary
Dry leat channel on the north flank of White Hill - formerly supplying Bearwalls farm.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 535 844 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Peter Tavy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PETER TAVY |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of post-medieval or earlier tin streamworking on the River Lyd and Walla Brook and leats on Doetor Common and one running from Great Nodden to the Doetor Brook
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX58SW150
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1158947
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval to XIX - 1540 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P., 1998, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England (Report - Survey). SDV350638.
(27/08/1998) SX 53688440 to SX 53378445. A dry silted leat channel runs from a small spring on the N flank of White Hill to the edge of the fields surrounding Bearwalls Farm. The channel, disturbed in place by later tracks measures 1.0m wide and on average 0.3m deep with a bank of upcast material on its downslope, N, side. Its course within the fields adjacent to the farm has been lost through land improvement.
Probert, S., 2001, Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5 (Report - Survey). SDV357727.
(09/01/2001) The course of the leat is as described.
Probert, S., 2007, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357728.
Greeves, T. A. P., 2010, Bearwalls Farm: an Historical and Archaeological Survey (Report - Survey). SDV345082.
Course of an abandoned leat was traced from the site of its head weir on the left bank of the Blackabrook at SX53348453 up to SX53158459. It cuts through the spoil of the nearby adit (78341) and can be traced though the former plantation. Other details: 56-57.
Probert, S., 2013, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV357729.
Newman, P., 2019, A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area (Report - Survey). SDV363156.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV345082 | Report - Survey: Greeves, T. A. P.. 2010. Bearwalls Farm: an Historical and Archaeological Survey. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV350638 | Report - Survey: Probert, S. + Fletcher, M. + Newman, P.. 1998. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon: An Archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. [Mapped feature: #134113 ] |
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| SDV357727 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2001. Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy, Devon. Integrated Land Management Plan Implementation: Archaeological Condition Baseline Survey Appendices 2-5. English Heritage Archaeological Investigation Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. |
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| SDV357728 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2007. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV357729 | Report - Survey: Probert, S.. 2013. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Not applicable. A4 Comb Bound. |
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| SDV363156 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2019. A Condition Survey of the Archaeological Sites of the Willsworthy Freehold, Dartmoor Training Area. Southwest Landscape Investigations. A4 Comb Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV78341 | Related to: Stubley Hills Gert, Walla Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4874 - Survey in and around Bearwalls Farm
- EDV7368 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area, Peter Tavy (1998)
- EDV6663 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6664 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV6665 - Survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
- EDV8141 - Condition survey of the Willsworthy Training Area
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 12 2021 10:42AM |
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