Spring Head at Sx 620 935 is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Spring head structure.
Spring Head at Sx 620 935
- WRENN ID
- still-rotunda-winter
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartmoor National Park
- Constituency
- Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 March 1988
- Type
- Spring head structure
- Address
- Spring Head at Sx 620 935, Belstone, West Devon
- OS grid reference
- SX 620 934
- Coordinates
- 50.7244, -3.95618
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The spring head at SX 620 935 is a structure that likely has medieval or earlier origins. It is constructed from undressed granite blocks and is set into the hillside. The spring head is enclosed on three sides, covered by a large slab, and is open on the north-east side. A natural spring continues to flow from this site.
There is limited historical information about this spring head. Its rough construction makes it challenging to date accurately. However, a track leading to and from the spring is marked on the first edition Ordnance Survey map from 1885, indicating that it was in use at that time.
This spring head structure is designated at Grade II for several key reasons: it retains original fabric that may date back to medieval times, it is located at the boundary between a domestic settlement and a large area of open grazing, it is associated with various interesting listed and unlisted buildings and structures, and it contributes visually to the surrounding landscape.
Local climate
Spring Head at Sx 620 935 sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,000 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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