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| HER Number: | MDV73667 |
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| Name: | Remains of leat, Prescombe Farm, Lydford |
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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 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX58SW |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lydford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | LAMERTON |
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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
| SDV338412 | Report - 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. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #101005 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73668 | Related to: Millpond, Prescombe Farm, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV73643 | Related 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 |
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