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| HER Number: | MDV75781 |
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| Name: | Water Meadows east of Little Bray Farm |
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Summary
Water meadows shown on aerial photograph to the east of Little Bray Farm
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 688 355 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS63NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Brayford |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHARLES |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1488909
- National Monuments Record: SS 63 NE 58
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 east of Little Bray Farm, Brayford. 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 1488909.
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
| MDV74383 | Related to: Water Meadows and Leat east of Little Bray Farm (Monument) |
| MDV74382 | Related to: Water Meadows south of Lydcott Hall (Monument) |
| MDV75780 | Related to: Water Meadows south of South Lydcott Wood (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4547 - Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 7 2009 2:24PM |
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