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HER Number: | MDV75766 |
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Name: | Water Meadows west of Benton |
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Summary
Water meadows shown on aerial photograph to the west of Benton
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 653 362 |
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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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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRATTON FLEMING |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1488886
- National Monuments Record: SS 63 NE 50
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.
Water channel shown on 19th century map.
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 west of Benton Farm, Bratton Fleming. 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 does not appear to be connected to any local farmyards, suggesting that this was a detached system which only distributed water to the fields and not liquid manure or other fertilisers. Other details: Monument Number 1488886.
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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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: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4547 - Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme
Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2009 2:05PM |
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