MMO1700 - Post-medieval field boundary on Badgworthy Lees (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A relict field boundary of probable post-medieval date is visible on aerial photographs as a linear earthwork on Bagdworthy Lees, Brendon parish, centred on circa SS 7828 4502. The earthwork defines a large D shaped enclosure approximately 12 hectares in area. An additional section of earthwork circa 150 metres long can be seen heading northwards towards Lank Combe from the northeastern corner of the enclosure. The boundary is not marked on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1891 but it abuts a very regular boundary of probable 19th Century date which is. It is therefore probably an abandoned element of the same phase of enclosure, which covers an extensive area on the western side of Badgeworthy Water. [1-4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 540/931 (F20) 3030-22 (8 November 1952).
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/79013 197-199 (17 April 1979).
- <3> SEM6705 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1896. County Series, First Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1891.
- <4>XY SMO7551 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NE. MD002168. [Mapped feature: #43117 ]
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1461126, Extant 16 June 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1461126 (Pastscape entry: 1461126)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE86
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1461126
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7817 4510 (688m by 545m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS74NE |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Jun 16 2021 4:58PM
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