MMO672 - Higher Ditch deserted farmstead, Brompton Regis (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (4)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The deserted farmstead of Higher Ditch, immediately to the east of Ditch Farm. Documentary evidence indicates the presence of several small cottage enclosures which are still visible on the 6 inch and 1:10,000 Ordnance Survey maps of the area. [1,2] Banks and ditches in a trackway leading towards small enclosures, together with millponds and leats, and low banks and derelict walls making three small subrectangular ponds were noted on aerial photographs. [3,4] Aerial photographs clearly show the presence of an extensive ridge and furrow field system in fields surrounding both farms, as well as some drainage ditches, possible part of a catch meadow drainage system and several field banks. [3,5-8] The site of Lower Ditch is now occupied by a pond. No structural remains are evident on the site. The former farmstead is approached from the southwest by a hollow way 5 metres wide and 0.7 metres deep. [9] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [10]
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SSO1885 Unpublished document: Ridler, J K. 31.05.78. Ridler, J.K to Somerset County Council.
- <2> SSO742 Article in serial: Aston, M. 1983. Deserted Farms on Exmoor and the Lay subsidy of 1327 in West Somerset. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 127. 88.
- <3> SSO262 Aerial photograph: September 19. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 99. 8815.
- <4> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS9831A, SS9931A.
- <5> SSO415 Photograph: December 197. Slide (SCC Planning Department). 3.003.0009.
- <6> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/2082 3024-4 (19 May 1947).
- <7> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/1420 3479-80 (15 April 1946).
- <8> SMO7520 Archive: Dyer, C.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 SE. AF1118137.
- <9> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 7 September 1998.
- <10> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1118227, Extant 4 May 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1118227 (Original Monarch entry: 1118227)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11113
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8896
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 SE34
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1118227
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33410
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9890 3135 (1028m by 820m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS93SE |
Civil Parish | BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Civil Parish | UPTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
May 4 2022 3:50PM
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