MSO9364 - Post-medieval water meadow at Weir Cleeve (Monument)

A system of post-medieval field gutters, visible on aerial photographs, probably form part of a water meadow, known locally as a catch meadow irrigation system. At least four roughly parallel ditches, the visible extent of which measure between 100 and 150 metres, extend along the contour, between 152 and 213 metres above Ordnance Datum. They are situated on a west facing slope overlooking the River Barle and are centred at SS 9156 2857. [1,2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]