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| HER Number: | MDV3510 |
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| Name: | St. Leonard's Well, Sheepstor |
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Summary
Holy well. Medieval. Granite rubble walls and roof enclosing well. Chamfered arched opening has pierced gable above. Probably re-using tracery from church windows. Site of a well or spring is alleged in the fields but could not be found during field investigation in 1980.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 56 67 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX56NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Sheepstor |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SHEEPSTOR |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: SX56NE110
- National Record of the Historic Environment: 438815
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/185
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX56NE/42/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 92846
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOLY WELL (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
Baring Gould, S., 1898, Fifteenth Report of the Committee of Devonshire Folklore, 90 (Article in Serial). SDV258013.
St. Leonard's Well is in a field belonging to the glebe, each of the church. The water was piped to the roadside at SX 559677 where a canopy was built with fragments from the old east window of the church.
Breton, H. H., 1928-1929, St. Leonard's Well, Sheepstor, 209-210, plate (Article in Serial). SDV215912.
It was mentioned in a 16th century boundary deed. The building over the well dates to 1911 .
Copeland, G. W., 1943, Twelfth Report of the Plymouth and District Branch, 96 (Article in Serial). SDV337004.
St. Leonards Well; the canopy was built with fragments from the old east window of the church; at some distance from the supposed correct site of the spring.
Brown, T., 1957, Holy and Notable Wells of Devon, 215 (Article in Serial). SDV304810.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX56NE110 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV215991.
(29/08/1980) There is nothing to indicate a spring or well in the fields east of the church around SX 560676, though a water-filled channel, draining fields to the north, runs to the present well-head at SX 56076762. (See ground photograph) which is a modern structure, utilizing church fragments, and measuring 0.8m. square and 1.4m. high.
Surveyed at 1:2500 on MSD.
Department of Environment, 1987, Sheepstor, 54 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV227819.
Holy well. Medieval. Granite rubble walls and roof enclosing well. Chamfered arched opening has pierced gable above. Probably re-using tracery from church windows.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV215912 | Article in Serial: Breton, H. H.. 1928-1929. St. Leonard's Well, Sheepstor. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 15. Unknown. 209-210, plate. |
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| SDV215991 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX56NE110. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
| SDV227819 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Sheepstor. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 54. [Mapped feature: #88455 ] |
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| SDV258013 | Article in Serial: Baring Gould, S.. 1898. Fifteenth Report of the Committee of Devonshire Folklore. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 30. Hardback Volume. 90. |
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| SDV304810 | Article in Serial: Brown, T.. 1957. Holy and Notable Wells of Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 215. |
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| SDV337004 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1943. Twelfth Report of the Plymouth and District Branch. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 75. A5 Hardback. 96. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 2 2021 4:05PM |
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