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| HER Number: | MDV73668 |
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| Name: | Millpond, Prescombe Farm, Lydford |
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Summary
Millpond marked on historic mapping. Area of pond still holds water but has been used to dump rubbish and is overgrown.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 515 840 |
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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 | LYDFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- MILL POND (XVIII to XIX - 1751 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Site of millpond marked on 1880s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.
Dartmoor National Park Authority, 1993 - 1997, Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997 (Report - Survey). SDV344544.
Visited 10/03/1997 during farm survey. Millpond photographed.
Wessex Archaeology, 2007, Historic Environment Audit of Devon County Farms. Pilot Project. Results of Prescombe Farm, Lydford, 9, 18, pl. 55 (Report - Assessment). SDV338412.
Millpond still holds water although it has been used to dump rubbish and is also overgrown. Short section of stone retaining wall survives on the east side. Small channel exits the pond on the north east side and then runs under trackway between pond and wheelpit. Other details: No 1387.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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, 18, pl. 55. |
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| SDV344544 | Report - Survey: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 1993 - 1997. Dartmoor National Park Authority Farmstead Survey 1993-1997. dartmoor National Park Authority. Mixed Archive Material. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV73638 | Part of: Prescombe Farm, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV73667 | Related to: Remains of leat, Prescombe Farm, Lydford (Monument) |
| MDV73669 | Related to: Site of sluicegate, 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 3:04PM |
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