MMO572 - Post-medieval water meadow at Vinnicombe Farm (Monument)

Summary

A post-medieval field gutter system, visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A post medieval water meadow system was visible on vertical aerial photographs at Vinnicombe Farm. Further remains of this system lies to the south of the farms building complex, within Ordnance Survey quarter sheet SS 93 SW. [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. N.B. The remains sited in SS 93 SW have not been mapped by the NRHE. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Report: Francis, P.T.H.. 1984. A Survey and Description of the "Catch Meadow" Irrigation Systems Found in the Exmoor Region of West Somerset. 38.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Aerial photograph reference number . CPE.UK.1980 3343-3344 (April 1947).
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1944 2153-4 (23 January 1947).
  • <4>XY Archive: Dyer, C.A.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 NW. AF1129721. [Mapped feature: #35236 ]
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1089216, 2 May 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11902
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7183
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NW47
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1089216
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 34480

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9414 3504 (162m by 111m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS93NW
Civil Parish EXTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 2 2022 10:33PM

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