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| HER Number: | MDV75782 |
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| Name: | Leat from Gratton Farm to Lydcott Hall |
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Summary
Possible leat shown on 19th century map and aerial photograph running south from Gratton Farm to Lydcott Hall
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 691 365 |
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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 | HIGH BRAY |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- National Monuments Record: 1488913
- National Monuments Record: SS 63 NE 60
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Post Medieval to XX - 1540 AD to 1901 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Watercourse shown on 19th century map running south from 'Gratton Cottages' to 'Lydcott Hall'.
National Monuments Record, 2007 - 2009, National Monuments Record Index incorporating Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme for SS63NE (National Monuments Record Database). SDV343039.
A substantial leat, most likely dating to the Post Medieval period, is visible as an earthwork running from just south of Gratton Farm to Lydcott Hall, Brayford. It is depicted on the Ordnance Survey map as a stream but appears man-made on aerial photographs. The precise function of the leat is uncertain, although it appears to connect the two water meadow systems at Gratton and Lydcott Hall, and may have been constructed to allow the two dwellings to draw on a single water source. Other details: Monument Number 1488913.
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
| MDV74382 | Related to: Water Meadows south of Lydcott Hall (Monument) |
| MDV75768 | Related to: Water Meadows southeast of Gratton Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4547 - Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 28 2009 12:22PM |
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