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| HER Number: | MDV125123 |
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| Name: | Leat north-east of Thornworthy Cottage |
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Summary
The fragmentary remains of a leat formerly feeding the tin workings (SX 68 NE 153) on the east bank of Thornworthy Brook.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 670 853 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX68NE154
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 902203
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Early Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1066 AD (Between) to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England, 1987-1993, Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit, S. A. J. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(05/02/1992) SX 67018549 to SX 67028544 and SX 67078528 to SX 67128518. The fragmentary remains of a leat formerly feeding the tin workings (SX 68 NE 153) on the east bank of Thornworthy Brook.
This feature exists as a silted channel 1.2 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep. The two visible sections skirt the eastern edge of the workings before re-joining the brook at SX 67128515.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350839 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1987-1993. Duchy Farms Project Survey Visit. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Archaeological Survey. Unknown. S. A. J. Probert. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV132500 | Related to: Field boundary south of Frenchbeer Rock (Monument) |
| MDV54511 | Related to: Reave system 230 metres north-east of Thornworthy House Hotel (Monument) |
| MDV6115 | Related to: Reave system on Thornworthy Down, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV125122 | Related to: Streamworks north-east Thornworthy Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 16 2023 2:31PM |
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