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| HER Number: | MDV27787 |
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| Name: | Leat from Red-a-ven Brook to Aplite quarry at Meldon |
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Summary
Leat visible on aerial photographs at base of north-facing slope on Langstone Hill. Takes water from the Red-a-ven and supplied the southern aplite quarry in the 20th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 568 918 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/120
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (XIX to XX - 1900 AD? to 1950 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1947, RAF/CPE/UK/2082, 3372 (Aerial Photograph). SDV221887.
Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1985, Aerial Photograph Project (Interpretation). SDV319854.
Leat visible on aerial photographs at base of north-facing slope on Langstone Hill.
Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S., 1997, The Meldon Industrial Landscape, Okehampton, Devon. An Archaeological Survey, 15-16, figs 10-13 (Report - Survey). SDV346364.
A least rising on the Red-a-ven near the site of the copper mine (MDV63126) formerly supplied water to the southern quarry. Its course is now abruptly truncated by the quarry edge but a wide breach and diversion channel can be seen originating from a point immediately east of the quarry. The leat's purpose is not totally clear but it could have served to remove overburden from the hillside to expose fresh stone. Several sections of pipework in a newspaper dated 29/03/1920 may also be associated with this water supply.
Ordnance Survey, 2017, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359962.
Depicted on the modern mapping.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV221887 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1947. RAF/CPE/UK/2082. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. 3372. |
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| SDV319854 | Interpretation: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1985. Aerial Photograph Project. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Aerial Photograph P. Cartographic. |
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| SDV346364 | Report - Survey: Fletcher, M. + Newman, P. + Probert, S.. 1997. The Meldon Industrial Landscape, Okehampton, Devon. An Archaeological Survey. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England Report. A4 Bound. 15-16, figs 10-13. |
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| SDV359962 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2017. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped features: #85879 ; #85880 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV4827 | Related to: Aplite Quarry at Meldon (Monument) |
| MDV63126 | Related to: Mine remains on the Red-a-ven Brook (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 4 2017 12:07PM |
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