Monument Number 1057703 |
| Hob Uid: 1057703 | |
Location :
North Yorkshire
Richmondshire
Easby
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| Grid Ref : NZ1845600255 |
| Summary : The remains of a mill race and drain at Easby Abbey. A channel was taken off the River Swale north of the cloister buildings and ran north-south, acting both as a mill-race for the abbey mill and as a drain, flushing the reredorter. It survives underground as a flagged and canalised 'tunnel' 1.5 metres high. |
More information : NZ 1861 0020. Easby Abbey Premonstratensian monastery: water-management features.
A channel was taken off the river north of the cloister buildings and ran north-south, acting both as a mill-race for the abbey mill and as a drain, flushing the reredorter and surviving underground as a flagged and canalised `tunnel' 1.5m high. This drain curves back to rejoin the river through the gardens of properties on Easby Green.
Scheduled (RSM) No 13283. (1)
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