MMO3186 - Post-medieval field boundaries south of North Batsom (Monument)

Summary

Former field boundaries of probable post-medieval date can be seen as low earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s.The banks now might have been completely levelled.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Former field boundaries of probable post-medieval date can be seen as low earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s and 1950s, centred on circa SS 84793390 approximately 400 metres to the south of North Batsom. The earthworks divide a rectangular field into four smaller fields and define a green lane along its southern edge, which may have led to the former farmstead of South Batcham. The banks cannot be seen on later aerial photographs or the images available on Google Earth at the time of survey and might have been completely levelled. [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> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR RAF CPE/UK/2082 (F20) 4040-1 (19 May 1947).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR RAF 540/890 (F20) 4019-20 (3 October 1952).
  • <3> Website: Various. Google Earth. Accessed 18 October 2006.
  • <4>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 SW. MD002197. [Mapped feature: #32680 ]
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1492051, Extant 27 April 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW108
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1492051

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8478 3388 (304m by 217m) (Aerial Survey)
Map sheet SS83SW
Civil Parish WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 3 2021 10:25PM

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