MSO9211 - Ackland Farmstead (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Deserted farmstead of Ackland, ?indicated in the 1327 Lay Subsidy by the entry of Richard Ackelonde [1]. Two moieties are listed at Ackland in a document of 1772 with no buildings indicated. On the 1842 Tithe Map [2] there were fields called Ackland southwest of Luckwell Bridge at SS 903 382. [3] There is no evidence for the alleged farmstead of Ackland at the National Grid Reference cited by [3]. On the 1st edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch mapping of 1889 Acland Cottage is shown at approximately SS 9053 3852 [4]. [5] An aerial photographic survey was carried out in this area as part of the Brendon Hills Mapping Project. There was no evidence for this farmstead on any of the available photographs. [6,7] 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]
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1>XY SEM7942 Serial: Dickinson, F.H.. 1889. Kirby's Quest for Somerset. 247. [Mapped feature: #47863 ]
- <2> SSO95 Map: 1842. Cutcombe Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <3> SMO5560 Article in serial: Aston, M.. 1983. Deserted Farmsteads on Exmoor and the Lay Subsidy of 1327 in West Somerset. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 127. 40, 90.
- <4> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889, Somerset 46(10).
- <5> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 16 October 1997.
- <6> SMO5315 Verbal communication: RCHME Aerial Photographic Interpreters Comments (in DESCRIPTION above) . Carolyn Dyer/Brendon Hills Mapping Project, 29 April 1998.
- <7> SMO7521 Archive: Dyer, C.A.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 NW. AF1129721.
- <8> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36678, Extant 21 February 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36678 (Original Monarch entry: 36678)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO204
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NW12
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36678
Location
Grid reference | SS 903 382 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS93NW |
Civil Parish | CUTCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
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Record last edited
Feb 21 2022 8:16PM
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