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HER Number:MDV102836
Name:Weirs at Bagpark, Widecombe in the Moor

Summary

Series of three weirs marked on modern mapping above ponds in Bagpark.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 721 782
Map Sheet:SX77NW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishWidecombe in the Moor
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishWIDECOMBE IN THE MOOR

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WEIR (XIX to XX - 1801 AD to 2000 AD)

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

No weirs are recorded on the 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map although the ponds are depicted.


Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 2: Ex. Arch. No. 33-35 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.

Bagpark Weirs. Environment Agency No. 18. Possibly ornamental.


Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.

Series of three weirs marked on modern mapping on East Webburn River where it passes through Bagpark, above two ponds.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV348725Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #62334 ]
SDV356906Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Appendix 2: Ex. Arch. No. 33-35.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment

Date Last Edited:Feb 24 2015 3:17PM