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HER Number: | MDV75767 |
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Name: | Water Meadows south of Down Farm |
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Summary
Water meadows shown on aerial photograph to the south of Down Farm
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 672 362 |
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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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Civil Parish | Brayford |
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District | North Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | BRATTON FLEMING |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARLES |
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Protected Status
- SHINE: Earthwork ditches of post medieval catch meadow system south of Down Farm
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1488887
- National Monuments Record: SS 63 NE 51
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- WATER MEADOW (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
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 south of Down 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 appears to be connected to the farmyard at Down Farm, suggesting that this was an integrated system which also distributed liquid manure as fertiliser to the fields. Other details: Monument Number 1488887.
Sources / Further Reading
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 2:32PM |
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