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| HER Number: | MDV63066 |
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| Name: | Pond on Lumburn Leat at Artiscombe Farmstead |
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Summary
Storage pond on the Lumburn Leat for use by a waterwheel at Artiscombe farmstead
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 447 740 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SW/538/3
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- POND (XIX to XX - 1850 AD to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Claughton, P. F., 1996, The Lumburn Leat - evidence for new pumping technology at Bere Ferrers in the 15th Century, 37 (Article in Serial). SDV229681.
Slight earthwork evidence for a pond on the Lumburn Leat. In relatively recent times the direction of flow in the leat had been reversed to feed a storage pond cut into the line of the leat at a slightly lower level for use by Artiscombe farmstead.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV229681 | Article in Serial: Claughton, P. F.. 1996. The Lumburn Leat - evidence for new pumping technology at Bere Ferrers in the 15th Century. Mining History: Bulletin PDMHS. The Archaeology of Mining and Metallurgy in. 13, Number 2. A4 Paperback. 37. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV59103 | Related to: Artiscombe Farmstead (Monument) |
| MDV59107 | Related to: Sluicegate north of Artiscombe Farmstead (Monument) |
| MDV63055 | Related to: The Lumburn Leat (Monument) |
| MDV63121 | Related to: Waterwheel at Artiscombe Farmstead (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 7 2009 9:52AM |
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