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HER Number: | MDV54488 |
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Name: | Leat at Hugh Lake |
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Summary
A leat now dry and silted runs NE for 140m from the Hugh Lake stream at the foot of Hew down. Initially 1.0m wide and 0.3m deep its lower course has been eroded and now measures up to 2.1m wide and 0.7m deep (at SX 6361 8605). It probably fed tin workings located in a marshy area on the left bank of Hugh Lake.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 635 859 |
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Map Sheet: | SX68NW |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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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: SX68NW48
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 903556
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX68NW/42
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, S. Probert (Report - Survey). SDV350839.
(08/03/1990) SX 6353 8391 to SX 6361 8605.
A leat now dry and silted runs NE for 140m from the Hugh Lake stream at the foot of Hew down. Initially 1.0m wide and 0.3m deep its lower course has been eroded and now measures up to 2.1m wide and 0.7m deep (at SX 6361 8605). It probably fed tin workings located in a marshy area on the left bank of Hugh Lake (SX 68 NW 51).
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. S. Probert. [Mapped feature: #136268 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV27702 | Related to: Streamworks along the North Teign River and Hugh Lake (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8651 - Teignhead Newtake, Duchy Farms Survey
- EDV8423 - Duchy Farms Project
Date Last Edited: | Mar 21 2022 3:06PM |
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