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HER Number:MDV66857
Name:St Andrew's Mill Leat Channel

Summary

Possible 18th century overflow channel linking St Andrew's Mill with the River Lowman, shown on 18th century maps.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 955 121
Map Sheet:SS91SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishTiverton
DistrictMid Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishTIVERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/98/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CHANNEL (XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD (Between))

Full description

Exeter Archaeology, 2001, Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tumbling Fields, Tiverton (Report - Assessment). SDV338875.

Site of possible overflow channel linking St Andrew's Mill with the River Lowman shown on Matthew Blackmore's plan of Tiverton circa 1777 and on Charles Tozer's plan of Tiverton circa 1790. The channel could signify an earlier course of the leat.


Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Former Nitrovit Site, Tumbling Fields, Tiverton: Archaeological Evaluation Report (Report - Evaluation). SDV338877.

The channel was not exposed during the evaluation in 2007.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338875Report - Assessment: Exeter Archaeology. 2001. Archaeological Assessment of Land at Tumbling Fields, Tiverton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 01.42. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV338877Report - Evaluation: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Former Nitrovit Site, Tumbling Fields, Tiverton: Archaeological Evaluation Report. Wessex Archaeology Report. 65210.02. A4 stapled + Digital.

Associated Monuments

MDV62050Related to: St Andrew's Mill Leat (Monument)
MDV66858Related to: St Andrew's Mill Leat Channel (Monument)
MDV21346Related to: Tiverton, St Andrew's Mill (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4257 - Nitrovit Site, Tumbling Fields, Tiverton

Date Last Edited:Jun 11 2012 11:12AM