MMO1600 - Post-medieval field boundaries and drainage west of Little Blackford (Monument)

Summary

Ditched field boundaries and probable drainage ditches of likely post-medieval date are visible in Luccombe parish as cropmarks on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A complex of ditched defined field boundaries and potentially associated drainage ditches of probable post-medieval date are visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs, some 400 metres to the west of Little Blackford in Luccombe parish, centred on circa SS 920 450. The majority of the boundaries are marked on the First Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1889 and are still extant on aerial photographs of 1962. However, they have been transcribed due to the visibility of further linear features in the western half of the complex. Unlike the recently removed boundaries, the additional linear features appear to be formed by single ditches and may be the remains of agricultural drainage ditches. [1-4]

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 58/5159 0179 (4 June 1962).
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. MAL 76046 194-5 (22 July 1976).
  • <4>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 94 NW. MD002167. [Mapped feature: #42928 ]

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Other Statuses/References

  • Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 2 fluvial
  • Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 3 fluvial
  • Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 fluvial
  • Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 3 fluvial
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 NW205
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1459911

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9201 4515 (266m by 214m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS94NW
Civil Parish LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jan 17 2022 4:38PM

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