MEM22580 - Post-medieval drainage ditches on Halscombe (Monument)

Summary

Three post-medieval drainage ditches were visible during field investigation in 2013. These date from the latter part of the 19th Century or the early 20th Century, when the grazing in the area was being improved.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A large scale metric survey of an area of earthworks on Halscombe was undertaken by Hazel Riley in 2013 as part of the Exmoor Mires Project. Three drainage ditches were seen on the north side of a tributary stream of Halscombe Water. The ditches are 1 metre wide, 0.25 metres deep and cut through the prospecting trenches (MEM22570). They date from the latter part of the 19th Century or the early 20th Century, when the grazing potential of the area was being improved. [1]

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Riley, H.. 2013. Metric Survey of Halscombe, Simonsbath, Exmoor. 8, 14.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • Mires Feature Reference (Monument): EDP13(402)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7727 3858 (111m by 64m)
Map sheet SS73NE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2021 2:36PM

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