MEM25162 - Post-medieval water management features at Frackford Bridge (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
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 SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped features: #47899 ; #47900 ]
- <2> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM6707 Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography.
- <4> SEM8630 Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9857 4328 (587m by 241m) (2 map features) |
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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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