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HER Number: | MDV50636 |
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Name: | Leat south of Legis Tor |
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Summary
A dry leat channel that drew water from the north side of the River Plym near SX 57385 65255, and runs west for 636m, terminating at the edge of the Legis Lake streamworks, beyond which it cannot be traced. It is likely that this tinwork and others beside the Plym were its original destination. The silted channel, although faint in places, survives up to 0.3m deep. The upcast material created when the leat was dug survives as a clear linear bank running alongside it of up to 1.5m wide, spread to only 0.3m high. The leat was cut through two prehistoric settlements (3979; 3367) slighting several of the enclosure walls.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 570 652 |
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Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/565
- Old SAM Ref: 22289
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Constructed, Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 130870 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
(22/02/1993) A 440m length of leat cuts through the prehistoric settlement on the south-facing slope of Legis Tor. This leat was constructed and had fallen into disuse at some time before at least some of the pillow mounds associated with warren (SX56NE-239) were built, since at least two of the mound quarries cut into the line of the channel. The leat measures 1.3m wide by 0.3m deep and the associated bank upcast downslope during the cutting of the leat is 1.3m wide and 0.3m high. The leat was probably associated with alluvial streamworking within the Plym Valley.
Environment Agency WMS, 1998-2016, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution) (Cartographic). SDV360209.
Visible.
Newman, P., 2022, Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey, Table 1 (Report - Survey). SDV365490.
A leat which follows the contour around the southern slope of Legis Tor. SX 57094 65204. A dry leat channel that drew water from the north side of the River Plym near SX 57385 65255, and runs west for 636m, terminating at the edge of the Legis Lake streamworks, beyond which it cannot be traced. It is likely that this tinwork and others beside the Plym were its original destination. The silted channel, although faint in places, survives up to 0.3m deep. The upcast material created when the leat was dug survives as a clear linear bank running alongside it of up to 1.5m wide, spread to only 0.3m high. The leat was cut through two prehistoric settlements (3979; 3367) slighting several of the enclosure walls.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 130870. |
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SDV360209 | Cartographic: Environment Agency WMS. 1998-2016. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. [Mapped feature: #123936 ] |
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SDV365490 | Report - Survey: Newman, P.. 2022. Ringmoor Down Premier Archaeological Landscape Dartmoor National Park, Devon. A new survey. Southwest Landscape Investigations. Digital. Table 1. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7443 - Condition survey of archaeological sites in Ringmoor Training Area
- EDV7569 - Condition survey of Ringmoor Down training area
- EDV8155 - Plym Valley Survey: EH Project (Feb 2001 - Dec 2002)
- EDV8227 - Ringmoor Training Area: Monument Baseline Condition Survey
- EDV8917 - Survey of the archaeological features on Ringmoor Down
Date Last Edited: | Jun 20 2023 2:42PM |
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