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HER Number:MDV108060
Name:Weir on Dean Burn at Buckfastleigh

Summary

Weir on the Dean Burn which formerly served a top-up leat to West Mill. The mill was demolished to make way for the construction of the A38.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 735 653
Map Sheet:SX76NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBuckfastleigh
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishBUCKFASTLEIGH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WEIR (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Weir marked on the Dean Burn, at the head of what appears to be a top-up leat to West Mill.


English Heritage, 1989, Monuments Protection Programme. Single Monument Class Description: Timber Circles, Appendix 2: Ex. Arch. No. 60 (Un-published). SDV356096.

Ex. Arch. No. 60. Watercourse: Dean Burn. Historic function: Served West Woollen Mill.


Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.

Weir marked.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV355681Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #2256 ]
SDV356096Un-published: English Heritage. 1989. Monuments Protection Programme. Single Monument Class Description: Timber Circles. English Heritage Report. Digital + A4. Appendix 2: Ex. Arch. No. 60.

Associated Monuments

MDV7839Related to: West Mill, Buckfastleigh (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

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

Date Last Edited:Oct 9 2014 12:13PM