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| HER Number: | MDV132223 |
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| Name: | Leat 400 metres east of Wheal Katherine |
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Summary
Dry leat channel running east-west on the right bank of the River Plym, 400 metres east of Wheal Katherine. It is visible as a silted channel 1.2 metres wide and 0.35 metres deep.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 611 685 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX66NW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmoor Forest |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork remains of tin streaming and trial pits at Wheal Katherine Mine
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX66NW129
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 1063924
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
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, 1993-1998, Dartmoor Royal Forest Project, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV346608.
(01/11/1994) SX 61236858 to SX 61076854. Fragments of a former leat channel run roughly E to W on the floodplain above the right bank of the River Plym some 400m E of Wheal Katherine (SX 66 NW 128). The feature probably carried water from a small tributary of the Plym to the workings at Wheal Katherine and it remains as a silted channel 1.2m wide and a maximum of 0.35m deep. Its W end has been disturbed and it is not clear whether it supplied a large opencast working centred at SX 61026852 or a wheel pit at SX 61036849.
Newman, P., 1999, Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine (Report - Survey). SDV352201.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346608 | Report - Survey: Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England. 1993-1998. Dartmoor Royal Forest Project. Royal Commission for the Historical Monuments of England Field/Recording In. Unknown. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #134981 ] |
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| SDV352201 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 1999. Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine. English Heritage Survey Report. A4 Spiral Bound. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV61848 | Related to: MINE in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest (Monument) |
| MDV66637 | Related to: Streamworks at Wheal Katherine Tin Mine (Monument) |
| MDV64747 | Related to: Track from Eylesbarrow Tin Mine to Wheal Katherine Tin Mine (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6239 - Eylesbarrow (Ailsborough) Tin Mine
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
| Date Last Edited: | May 30 2023 11:15AM |
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