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| HER Number: | MDV51409 |
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| Name: | Blackabrook Weir to north of Princetown |
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Summary
The first of three headweirs on the Devonport Leat completed in 1794.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 588 748 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX57SE |
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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: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX57SE/341
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WEIR (XVIII to XXI - 1701 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Weir marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map at head of leat serving the Devonport Leat.
Ordnance Survey, 1906, 106NE (Cartographic). SDV249909.
Weir marked on 1906 6 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Ordnance Survey, 1954, SX57SE (Cartographic). SDV350078.
Weir marked on 1954 6 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Trueman, M., 2000, Water and Sewage Step 3 Assessment (Report - non-specific). SDV288012.
Site visit 26th May 2000. Blackabrook Weir and sluice. The first of the three head weirs to be completed in 1794. A simple stone weir with a sluice controlling the water entering the leat.
Exeter Archaeology, 2005, An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report, Appendix 2: Ex. Arch. No. 30 (Report - Survey). SDV356906.
One source of the Devonport Leat. Environment Agency No. 15.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Weir marked on modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV249909 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1906. 106NE. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 6 inch Map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV288012 | Report - non-specific: Trueman, M.. 2000. Water and Sewage Step 3 Assessment. English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Step 3 Report. Unknown. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #93992 ] |
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| SDV350078 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1954. SX57SE. Ordnance Survey 6 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV356906 | Report - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2005. An Archaeological Survey of Weirs in the River Dart Catchment. Draft Report. Exeter Archaeology Report. Digital. Appendix 2: Ex. Arch. No. 30. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV19902 | Related to: The Devonport Leat, Dartmoor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 27 2015 3:19PM |
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