MEM25162 - Post-medieval water management features at Frackford Bridge (Monument)

Summary

A number of water courses are shown leading from a mill leat on historic mapping. They run over the fields to the south, controlled by numerous sluices, and may have functioned as a water meadow.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

The 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map depicts a number of water courses leading from a mill leat (recorded as MEM24623). They run over the fields to the south, controlled by numerous sluices, eventually leading to the River Avill to the south. [1] The sluices are more clearly depicted on the 25 inch 2nd Edition map, spaced at regular intervals along the water channels. [2] Some of the water channels can be seen on the 1946-8 aerial photographs of the site taken by the Royal Air Force. [3] The water courses may have functioned as a water meadow. [4]

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1>XY Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped features: #47899 ; #47900 ]
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography.
  • <4> Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9857 4328 (587m by 241m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SS94SE
Civil Parish DUNSTER, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Mar 30 2022 11:35AM

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