MMO1452 - Medieval or post-medieval ridge and furrow in Porlock Bay (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
SS 8946 4829. Scattered medieval and/or psot-medieval ridge and furrow blocks, visible as earthworks, were mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1941 and 1946. Located to the eastern side of Porlock Bay, between Bossington village and Bossington beach, the scattered blocks of ridge and furrow may represent the remnants of an earlier field pattern. The field pattern in the area around Lower House Farm and Bossington Farm seem to mostly represent post medieval parliamentary enclosure, used for crop planting. However, the isolated blocks of ridge and furrow are visible in earlier, more irregular field enclosures or in the unfarmable marshier area adjacent to the shingle beach. The features were still visible in 1979. [1-5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SMO4069 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. NMR SS 8948/6 (MSO31206/005) (21 June 1941).
- <2> SEM6707 Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF 106G/UK/1655 3019-3022 (11 July 1946).
- <3> SEM6707 Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography. RAF 106G/UK/1655 4015 (11 July 1946).
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/79012 016-017 (17 Apr 1979).
- <5>XY SMO7541 Archive: Crowther, S., Dickson, A. and Truscoe, K.. 2007. Severn Estuary Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment: SS 84 NE. MD000130. [Mapped features: #44615 ; #44616 ; #44617 ; #44618 ; #44619 ; #44620 ]
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1453869, Extant 21 February 2022.
External Links (2)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1453869 (Original Monarch entry: 1453869)
- https://heritagerecords.nationaltrust.org.uk/HBSMR/MonRecord.aspx?uid=MNA141470 (National Trust HER entry: MNA141470)
Other Statuses/References
- Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 2 fluvial & tidal
- Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 3 fluvial & tidal
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 fluvial
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 fluvial and tidal
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 tidal
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 3 fluvial
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 3 fluvial and tidal
- Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 3 tidal
- Local List Status (Proposed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NE139
- National Trust HER Record: MNA141470
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1453869
- Shoreline Management Plan 2 (0-20)
- Shoreline Management Plan 2 (20-50)
- Shoreline Management Plan 2 (50-100)
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8928 4832 (1008m by 1125m) (6 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS84NE |
Civil Parish | PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Civil Parish | SELWORTHY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2022 10:54AM
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