MSO11196 - Post-medieval water wheel at Higher House Farm (Monument)
Summary
A leat is recorded that led to a pond and then on to a farm water wheel, that powered a barn thresher. The wheel was dismantled in 1975 and sold.
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Type and Period (3)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Leat from SS 8761 3928 to pond at SS 8800 3945 and then to farm. [1] Head chamber with fine screen and 12 inch pipe to barn. Wheel (Pelton type) dismantled April 1975 and sold. Was used to power barn thresher. [2] Slide also shows lynchets which may be confused with the leat. [3] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1>XY SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1903, 46(5). [Mapped features: #47513 Recorded starting position of leat, ; #47515 Recorded position of mill pond, ; #47516 Location of farm, ]
- <2> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. D Warren, Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society, 29 November 1977.
- <3> SSO420 Photograph: Somerset County Council Planning Department. Slide. 3.8.27. March 1984.
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 974559, Extant 6 September 2021.
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Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO9239
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NE36
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 974559
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33526
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 8807 3949 (920m by 426m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS83NE |
| Civil Parish | CUTCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Sep 6 2021 9:20PM
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