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| HER Number: | MDV80477 |
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| Name: | Castle Drogo Leat, Moretonhampstead |
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Summary
Castle Drogo Leat runs between SX722897 - SX725898, constructed in the 1920s to power hydro-electric plant at Castle Drogo. Surveyed and recorded in the Dartmoor Trust Leats Project.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 724 898 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2010, Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010 (Report - Survey). SDV347530.
Castle Drogo Leat surveyed and recorded flowing between SX722897 - SX725898 (Teign). Short leat to hydro power plant building. Owned by National Trust who are investigating reinstatement of hydro plant to serve Castle Drogo.
(Section of leat from River Teign at SX7238489842 not depicted on modern mapping so has been digitised against Dartmoor Trust Leat layer). Other details: T:\Dartmoor Leats Survey / Q:\MAPDATA\HISTORIC\LeatsProject. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Section of leat from the hydro-electric building north to the River Teign marked on the modern mapping and digitised against. Map object based on this Source.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV347530 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor Trust and Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2010. Dartmoor Trust Leats Project 2009-2010. Dartmoor Trust. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV32487 | Related to: Castle Drogo estate and gardens, Drewsteignton (Park/Garden) |
| MDV8470 | Related to: Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton (Building) |
| MDV19560 | Related to: Hydro-Electric Engine House, Castle Drogo (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6046 - Archaeological Survey of National Trust Teign Valley Properties (Ref: 6764)
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 2 2011 2:30PM |
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