MMO1455 - Post-medieval water meadow at Culbone Wood (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
A post-medieval water meadow system, visible as curvilinear earthworks, was mapped from aerial photographs taken in 1952. The water meadow is centred at SS 8234 4830 on west and east facing hillslopes in fields immediately east of the ruined farm of Twitchin are a series of curvilinear earthwork ditches, known as a gutter drainage system or catch water meadow. The series of roughly parallel ditches follow the contours of the respective east and west facing slopes to carry water over and off the fields. Most of the ditches were still visible on aerial photographs taken in 1979. [1-3] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/540/910 3041-3042 (17 October 1952).
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/79013 133-134 (17 April 1979).
- <3>XY SMO7540 Archive: Severn Estuary Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment: SS 84 NW. MD000129. [Mapped feature: #35167 ]
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1453970, Extant 23 February 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1453970 (Pastscape entry: 1453970)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NW70
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1453970
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8240 4822 (295m by 255m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS84NW |
Civil Parish | OARE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Feb 23 2022 2:57PM
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