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HER Number: | MDV118118 |
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Name: | Weir at Head of Leat to Upcott Mill, Sheepwash |
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Summary
Site of weir recorded on 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey map. Comparison with modern mapping suggests that the course of the river has altered slightly or has become silted at this point thus cutting off the weir and leat.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 477 083 |
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Map Sheet: | SS40NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Sheepwash |
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District | Torridge |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPWASH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Weir marked. It is classically sited at a bend in the river so that the force of the water flow is directed down the leat.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Comparison with modern mapping suggests that the course of the river has altered slightly or has become silted at this point thus cutting off the weir and leat.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #77395 ] |
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SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV118117 | Related to: Leat to Upcott Mill, Sheepwash (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 22 2016 12:50PM |
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