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| HER Number: | MDV27378 |
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| Name: | Leat north of Shelstone Tor |
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Summary
Leat flowing round the north slope of Shelstone Tor.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 554 901 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Lands common to the Parishes of Bridestowe and Sourton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIDESTOWE AND SOURTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/118
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 round the north slope of Shelstone Tor.
GeoInformation Group Ltd, 2010, 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution) (Aerial Photograph). SDV346026.
Leat is visible on the aerial photography.
Lander, R., 2013, Natural England Volunteer group site visit (Site Visit). SDV351626.
Black-a-tor Leat (?) SX5550 9025 to SX5575 9020
A leat running between West Okement River and a stream coming off Corn Ridge to the south-west.
Approximately 250 metres long. A ‘trough’ base about 0.7 metres wide and a retaining embankment of similar width. Current depth of on average 0.5 metres. Seveal outlets appear to exist to allow outflow to the narrow ‘meadows’ below and adjacent to the West Okement River. Irrigation does not seem a plausible reason?
Aerial photographs may indicate the leat could exist further up stream from where the leat now terminates at a point on the West Okement River where it drops about 2.0 metres over a boulder strewn river bed. The end at the small side stream appears to fade into the small river valley adjacent to where the track from South Down crosses the small stream.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV295065 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3372. |
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| SDV319854 | Cartographic: 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. |
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| SDV346026 | Aerial Photograph: GeoInformation Group Ltd. 2010. 1:625 2010 Colour aerial photography for Dartmoor (12.5cm resolution). 2010 Aerial Photographs. Digital. [Mapped feature: #85717 ] |
| SDV351626 | Site Visit: Lander, R.. 2013. Natural England Volunteer group site visit. Natural England Volunteers. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV27377 | Related to: Leat north of Vellake Brook (Monument) |
| MDV27375 | Related to: Ridge and furrow east of Prewley Moor, Okehampton Hamlets (Monument) |
| MDV102795 | Related to: Weir east of Shelstone Tor (Monument) |
| MDV102796 | Related to: Weir east of Shelstone Tor (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 14 2023 9:53AM |
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