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HER Number:MDV26008
Name:LEAT in the Parish of Dartmoor Forest

Summary

Leat visible on aerial image at SX 6103 7075 and recorded in project.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 613 708
Map Sheet:SX67SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishDartmoor Forest
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLYDFORD

Protected Status

  • SHINE: Earthwork and structural remains of a section of the late 18th century Devonport Leat running from Nun's Cross to Princetown including extensive tinning remains at Whiteworks Tin Mine

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/223
  • SHINE Candidate (Yes)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV258277.

Aph=nmr sx6170/1(19/5/1977).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV258278.

Des=plan(1:2500)by rchm circa 1989/in parish file. 'leat' shown on a plan of whiteworks mine in smr (rchm).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV258279.

Nmr=sx67sw/110.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV258280.

Des=rchme/(8/6/1988)/field investigation. Vis=8/6/1988 (rchme) see sx67sw/238 (rchme, 1988).

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Leat visible on 1977 aerial image at SX 6103 7075 and recorded in project.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV258277Aerial Photograph:
SDV258278Migrated Record:
SDV258279Migrated Record:
SDV258280Migrated Record:
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.

Associated Monuments

MDV26011Related to: Whiteworks Engine Stream (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV8630 - Fox Tor Newtake Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8629 - Peat Cot Farm Duchy Farms Survey
  • EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project

Date Last Edited:Jul 24 2023 12:23PM