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| HER Number: | MDV102777 |
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| Name: | Fingle Mill Head Weir |
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Summary
Weir at head of leat to Fingle Mill. Situated some 350 metres upstream of Fingle Bridge. Swete's illustration of it, dated 1797, shows it to have originally been of boulder construction.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 740 897 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX78NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Drewsteignton |
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| Civil Parish | Moretonhampstead |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| District | West Devon |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
"Weir" depicted on the late 19th century historic mapping.
Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.), 2000, Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4, 34 (Monograph). SDV339713.
View of Fingle Weir, dated 1797. Swete's illustration shows it to be constructed of large rounded boulders.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
"Weir" is depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV339713 | Monograph: Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.). 2000. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 4. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Sw. 4. Hardback Volume. 34. |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #62273 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8265 | Related to: Fingle Mill, Moretonhampstead (Building) |
| MDV103023 | Related to: Leat to Fingle Mill, Moretonhampstead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6046 - Archaeological Survey of National Trust Teign Valley Properties (Ref: 6764)
- EDV7430 - Woodland Survey (1985) in Wray Cleave, Sanduck Wood, Caseley Wood, Kings Wood and Fingle Woods
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 16 2012 3:19PM |
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