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| HER Number: | MDV75808 |
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| Name: | Leats, Sluices and Pond east of Sprecott Farm |
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Summary
Leats, sluices and pond shown on 19th century map to the east of Sprecott Farm
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 650 399 |
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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: 1468562
- National Monuments Record: SS 63 NE 29
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- LEAT (Post Medieval - 1540 AD? (Not applicable) to 1750 AD (Not applicable))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Series of watercourses with several 'Sluices' and a rectangular pond shown on 19th century map to the east of Sprecott farm.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Features shown on early 20th 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 probable Post Medieval leat or water channel is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork in fields to the east of Sprecott Farm, Bratton Fleming. It is most likely the remains of a water meadow system, known locally as a catchwater meadow, which used a series of approximately parallel gutters 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 This system appears to be connected to the farmyard at Sprecott, suggesting that this was an integrated system which also distributed liquid manure as fertiliser to the fields. Other details: Monument Number 1468562.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| 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
| MDV17545 | Related to: DESERTED SETTLEMENT in the Parish of Arlington, Bratton Fleming (Monument) |
| MDV18686 | Related to: FARMSTEAD in the Parish of Bratton Fleming (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4547 - Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2023 1:51PM |
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