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HER Number: | MDV54445 |
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Name: | Leat within Swincombe streamwork |
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Summary
A 270m stretch of leat on the fringe of and within Swincombe streamwork. The leat, a sited, U-shaped channel 1m wide x 0.4m deep with upcast bank 1m wide x 0.3m high on the north, probably originally took water from the River Swincombe for use in the extraction of alluvial tin in the adjacent streamworking.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 635 722 |
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Map Sheet: | SX67SW |
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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
- National Monuments Record: SX67SW183
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 908780
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX67SW/419
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, P. Pattison (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(09/08/1988) A 270m stretch of leat on the fringe of and within Swincombe streamwork (SX 67 SW 181), running between SX 6343 7216 and SX 6366 7230.
The leat, a sited, U-shaped channel 1m wide x 0.4m deep with upcast bank 1m wide x 0.3m high on the N, probably originally took water from the River Swincombe for use in the extraction of alluvial tin in the adjacent streamworking.
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. P. Pattison. [Mapped feature: #135970 ] |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8146 - Royal Commission Survey at Down Ridge and Swincombe
- EDV8409 - Dartmoor Royal Forest Project
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 10 2022 2:39PM |
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