MMO2656 - Post-medieval field boundary and ditch west of West Lodge (Monument)

Summary

A post-medieval field boundary and drainage ditch can be seen on aerial photographs as earthworks. Part of the field boundary is depicted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map, as is the ditch, shown as an artificial watercourse.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A post-medieval field boundary and drainage ditch can be seen on aerial photographs as earthworks in a field to the west of West Lodge, Wootton Courtenay. Centred at approximately SS 9532 4279, the banks run east to west and north to south, forming a T shape and dividing the extant single field into three smaller enclosures. They were presumably removed to create a larger area, perhaps for grazing. The ditch, which runs alongside the north to south boundary, and measures some 105 metres in length, is depicted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map as an artificial watercourse. It was most likely constructed for drainage, or to direct water from the nearby spring to the River Avill. Part of the field boundary is also depicted on the 1st Edition map, suggesting it was still in use at the time of publication in 1889. [1-3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 543/2821 (F65) 141-42 (27 April 1964).
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889.
  • <3>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 94 SE. MD002187. [Mapped feature: #32492 ]

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SE202
  • Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 1480401

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9533 4277 (109m by 116m) (Aerial Survey)
Map sheet SS94SE
Civil Parish WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jan 22 2020 1:00PM

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