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HER Number:MDV75767
Name:Water Meadows south of Down Farm

Summary

Water meadows shown on aerial photograph to the south of Down Farm

Location

Grid Reference:SS 672 362
Map Sheet:SS63NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBratton Fleming
Civil ParishBrayford
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishBRATTON FLEMING
Ecclesiastical ParishCHARLES

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

SDV343039National 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.

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