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HER Number:MDV73667
Name:Remains of leat, Prescombe Farm, Lydford

Summary

Remains of leat feeding millpond at Prescombe Farm. Survives as a low bank or shallow gulley. Runs northwards from the farm and joins the River Lyd west of Kitt's Mine.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 516 842
Map Sheet:SX58SW
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishLydford
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishLAMERTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Prescombe Farm, Lydford, 9, 21, pl. 52-4 (Report - Assessment). SDV338412.

Remains of leat showing as low bank in places or shallow gulley. The central section is not obvious in the field but the west end clearly follows a boundary marked on early Ordnance Survey maps into a pond. Other details: No. 5004, 5009.


Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.

After serving the farm, the leat runs northwards to join the River Lyd west of Kitt's Mine.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV338412Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2007. Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Prescombe Farm, Lydford. Wessex Archaeology Report. 64350.14. A4 Stapled + Digital. 9, 21, pl. 52-4.
SDV359962Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #101005 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV73668Related to: Millpond, Prescombe Farm, Lydford (Monument)
MDV73643Related to: Wheelpit, Prescombe Farm, Lydford (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV4199 - Devon County Farms Historic Environment Audit (Pilot Project)

Date Last Edited:Jan 3 2017 3:11PM