MEM22583 - Post-medieval drainage ditches on Halscombe (Monument)
Summary
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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 narrow drainage ditches were surveyed, measuring 1 metre wide and 0.4 to 0.7 metres deep, on the south side of a tributary of Halscombe Water. One ditch drains an area of peat cutting (MEM22582) and another cuts a probable prospecting trench (MEM22576). 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> SEM8041 Report: Riley, H.. 2013. Metric Survey of Halscombe, Simonsbath, Exmoor. 10, 14.
External Links (0)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- Mires Feature Reference (Monument): EDP13(410)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7726 3849 (64m by 38m) |
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Map sheet | SS73NE |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 17 2021 2:36PM
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