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| HER Number: | MDV107600 |
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| Name: | Kilbury Mill Leat 1, Buckfastleigh |
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Summary
Site of a leat from a former weir on the River Mardle to Kilbury Mill. The leat which is shown on the Tithe Map was supplemented and eventually replaced by another leat from the River Dart. The present leat is modern, associated with the construction of the A38 viaduct and there is no sign of the leat, the land having been raised burying any evidence of it under the gardens of 20th century housing.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 745 660 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Buckfastleigh |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BUCKFASTLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Leat depicted.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Leat shown from a Weir on the River Mardle to Kilbury Paper Mill.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 1: Ex. Arch. No. 4 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
Ex. Arch. No. 4. Water course: River Mardle. The present weir is of concrete and associated with the construction of the viaduct. There is no sign of the leat; the land appears to have been raised by up to 2 metres burying any evidence of the leat under the gardens of 20th century housing.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #67023 ] |
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| 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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| SDV349431 | Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital. |
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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. 4. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV7781 | Related to: Dart Mills, formerly Kilbury Paper Mill, Buckfastleigh (Building) |
| MDV67712 | Related to: Kilbury Mill Leat 2, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
| MDV107536 | Related to: Strode Road Bridge Weir, Buckfastleigh (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6538 - Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 15 2014 10:28AM |
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