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HER Number: | MDV74463 |
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Name: | Water Meadow at Wallover Barton |
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Summary
Water meadow at Wallover Barton shown on 1946 aerial photograph
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 680 384 |
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Map Sheet: | SS63NE |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Bratton Fleming |
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Civil Parish | Brayford |
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Civil Parish | Challacombe |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | HIGH BRAY |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRATTON FLEMING |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHALLACOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1488883
- National Monuments Record: SS 63 NE 48
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER MEADOW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Leats not shown on 19th century map.
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1501, 3040 (Aerial Photograph). SDV337198.
Series of small leats shown on 1946 aerial photograph following the contours and creating catch meadows in the fields to the north, west and south of Wallover Barton.
National Monuments Record, 2007 - 2009, National Monuments Record Index incorporating Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme for SS63NE (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343039.
A Post Medieval water meadow system, known locally as a catchwater meadow, is visible on aerial photographs as a series of earthworks in fields west and north of Wallover Farm, Challacombe. A series of approximately parallel gutters were used to distribute flowing water evenly over the surface of the meadow in order to prevent freezing in winter and encourage early growth in spring, thereby providing extra feed for livestock. This system appears to be connected to the farmyard at Wallover, suggesting that this was an integrated system which also distributed liquid manure as fertiliser to the fields. Other details: Monument Number 1488883.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV337198 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1501. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). 3040. |
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SDV343039 | National Monuments Record Database: National Monuments Record. 2007 - 2009. National Monuments Record Index incorporating Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme for SS63NE. National Monuments Record Index. A4 Unbound. |
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Associated Monuments
MDV74447 | Parent of: Sluicegate to south west of Wallover Barton (Monument) |
MDV74449 | Related to: Leat associated with Wallover Barton, Challacombe (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4547 - Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme
Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2009 12:34PM |
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