MMO585 - Post-medieval linhay with associated water meadow at Howtown Farm (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (4)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Aerial photographs show building remains and a bank making a small enclosure. [1,2] The earthwork remains of an enclosure 18 by 5 metres with a probable building platform at the northwestern end, together with the remains of a pond 15 by 12 metres lie at SS 9336 3346. The field evidence suggests a barn with associated enclosure and pond for stock. The building, enclosure and pond are not depicted on the tithe map of 1838, but the names of the adjacent fields are "Linhay Close" and Lower Linhay Close". They were worked by John How, probably from nearby HowTown Farm [5]. The enclosure and pond are shown on the Ordnance Survey 1st Edition map of 1889 [6]. The remains of the enclosure and the pond are recorded on the current large scale mapping of the area [7]. This cartographic and documentary evidence suggested a linhay, worked from Howton Farm, which fell into disuse sometime before 1838. [8] Immediately to the southwest of the enclosure and pond is a small system of field drains, possible part of a water meadow system associated with the linhay. These features are visible on vertical aerial photographs of the area. [9-10] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [11]
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SSO256 Aerial photograph: 1971. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 93. 8722.
- <2> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS9333A.
- <3> SSO1632 Map: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1962. 6" SS93SW.
- <4> SSO1535 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1904. 25" sheet. 1904, Somerset 57(8).
- <5> SSO677 Map: 1838. Exton Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <6> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889, Somerset 57(8).
- <7> SEM7722 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1973. 1:2500. 1:25,000. SS9333.
- <8> SMO7322 Unpublished document: Riley, H.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 1997.
- <9> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 543/2821 (F62) 0275-6 (27 April 1964).
- <10> SMO7523 Archive: 1998-1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 SW. AF1133201.
- <11> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1095087, Extant 9 May 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1095087 (Original Monarch entry: 1095087)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11858
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7169
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 SW27
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1095087
- Somerset SMR PRN: 34436
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9328 3337 (275m by 207m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS93SW |
Civil Parish | EXTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
May 9 2022 7:54PM
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