MMO3163 - 19th Century leat supplying Zeal farmstead (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A leat or carriage-gutter of probable 19th Century date is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork over 2 kilometres long, centred on circa SS 8484 3095. The leat is less than 2 metres wide and is embanked on the down-slope side. The gutter was probable constructed to supply Zeal Farm, at circa SS 8538 3001, with fresh water from a spring on Old Barrow Down, tapping the stream at circa SS 8420 3183. The gutter is marked on the Ordnance Survey first edition map and therefore predates 1890. It is still visible on Ordnance Survey aerial photographs of 1972, but cannot be seen on the Google Earth images available at the time of survey and has probably been levelled. [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> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/1420 (F20) 3290-1 (15 April 1946).
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/72314 377-8 (16 August 1972).
- <3> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890.
- <4> SEM7654 Website: Various. Google Earth. Accessed 6 March 2009.
- <5>XY SMO7580 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 SW. MD002197. [Mapped feature: #43177 ]
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1491853, Extant 1 February 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1491853 (Pastscape entry: 1491853)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW85
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1491853
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8470 3099 (1008m by 1671m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS83SW |
Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Feb 1 2022 6:37PM
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