MSO11690 - 19th Century agricultural remains northwest of West Nethercote (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (4)
- (Former Type) FARMSTEAD? (Post Medieval - 1540 AD (Possible) to 1900 AD (Possible))
- AGRICULTURAL BUILDING? (AD 19th Century - 1800 AD (Possible) to 1899 AD (Possible))
- FIELD BOUNDARY (AD 19th Century - 1800 AD (Possible) to 1899 AD (Possible))
- POND (AD 19th Century - 1800 AD (Possible) to 1899 AD (Possible))
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Small square enclosure with possibly two building remains and a banked trackway running to the southeast. May be a deserted farm site. [1-3] Nothing shown on 1809 1 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map. [4,5] Nothing shown on 1903 Ordnance Survey map. [6] At SS 8686 3653, which falls on the steep slopes of the Exe Valley, there is a spring. There is no evidence for a deserted farm. It is likely that the features identified in [3] relate to the spring itself and animal trampling around it. The farmer has no knowledge of anything of archaeological interest at this location. [7] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [8] The earthworks transcribed by McDonnell [3] appear to include a small building and field boundary (the latter is presumably his "banked trackway") visible on the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map [9] and on the 2021 MasterMap data [10], although only the building's outline is recorded on the latter. They also include a field boundary transcribed separately by the National Mapping Project as MMO2858, which appears to be relate to a separate feature. He has not transcribed a pond shown at SS 8686 3655 on the 1st Edition map [9]. The building, pond and boundary are not shown on the Tithe Map for Winsford [11] and their origin and purpose are not clear. [12]
Sources/Archives (12)
- <1> SSO289 Aerial photograph: 1947. LHL CPE/UK/1980. 4353.
- <2> SSO248 Aerial photograph: September 19. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 87. 8630.
- <3> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS8636b.
- <4> SSO1424 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1809. 1" 1st edition.
- <5> 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. 101.
- <6> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1903, 46(12).
- <7> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 2 April 1998.
- <8> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35730, Extant 20 September 2021.
- <9>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #47534 ]
- <10> SEM340794 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap data. 1:2,500.
- <11> SSO710 Map: 1839. Winsford Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <12> SEM8630 Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. Catherine Dove, 20 September 2021.
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Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8529
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NE16
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35730
- Somerset SMR PRN: 34249
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8689 3655 (95m by 63m) With reference to SEM7406 and SEM340794 |
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Map sheet | SS83NE |
Civil Parish | WINSFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Sep 20 2021 10:23AM
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