Site Event/Activity record EMO13688 - 1995: SV - Sherdon Farm

Technique(s)

Organisation

RCHME Exeter

Date

Not recorded.

Description

Centred at SS 7904 3442 on the west facing slopes of a steep north-south valley, running south from Sherdon Farm is a system of catchwater leats. At least two leats are visible for a distance of some 550 metres as far as Sherdon Cottage. They are presumably contemporary with Sherdon Farm which dates from the 19th Century.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 12 January 1995.
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 922738, Derived 25 September 2021.

Map

Location

Location Sherdon Farm, Exmoor
Grid reference SS 7903 3453 (point)
Map sheet SS73SE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

  • Post-medieval water meadow south of Sherdon Farm (Monument)

Record last edited

Sep 29 2021 2:12PM