MMO589 - Post-medieval water meadow at Widlake Farm (Monument)

Summary

Fragments of 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 visible on air photos at Widlake Farm. [1,2] Fragments of a water meadow system were visible on vertical air photographs to the north-west of Widlake and were mapped as part of the Brendon Hills Mapping Project. [3-5] 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> Report: Francis, P.T.H.. 1984. A Survey and Description of the "Catch Meadow" Irrigation Systems Found in the Exmoor Region of West Somerset. 40.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1980 3158 (April 1947).
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1980 3345-6 (11 April 1947).
  • <4> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1944 2156-7 (23 January 1947).
  • <5> Archive: 1998-1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 SW. AF1133201.
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1095108, Extant 9 May 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11888
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7172
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 SW32
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1095108
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 34466

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9250 3468 (299m by 191m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS93SW
Civil Parish EXTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 9 2022 8:19PM

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