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HER Number:MDV27377
Name:Leat north of Vellake Brook

Summary

Leat to the north of Vellake Brook, north-west of Shelstone Tor.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 553 902
Map Sheet:SX59SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishOkehampton Hamlets
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOKEHAMPTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/117

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • LEAT (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 3372 (Aerial Photograph). SDV295065.

Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP (Cartographic). SDV319854.

Leat flowing around the north-east slope of Sourton Tor, from SX50119065 (? Incorrect grid reference) enters map SX58NE at SX55259000.

GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.

Leat visible on the aerial photography, from SX55249000 to about SX55339049, where it becomes indistinct.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV295065Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3372.
SDV319854Cartographic: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project (Dartmoor) - Dartmoor Pre-NMP. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic.
SDV346026Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85716 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV28099Related to: LEAT in the Parish of Sourton (Monument)
MDV27378Related to: Leat north of Shelstone Tor (Monument)
MDV27375Related to: Ridge and furrow east of Prewley Moor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Aug 14 2023 9:53AM