Site Event/Activity record EEM14828 - 2019: TS - Swap Hill

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Hazel Riley

Date

July/August 2019

Description

A metric survey of part of a contour leat and a herringbone drainage system on Swap Hill was carred out in July and August 2019. The leat is part of an extensive irrigation system constructed by John Knight in Exmoor Forest in 1819 and 1820 to improve grazing. The drainage system may date to the 1820s and 1830s.

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  • <1> Report: Riley, H.. 2019. Metric survey on Swap Hill, Larkbarrow, Exmoor, Somerset, Exmoor National Park ELB19: Project report. Hazel Riley.

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Location

Location Swap Hill, Larkbarrow, northwest of Exford, Somerset
Grid reference Centred SS 8126 4201 (175m by 322m)
Map sheet SS84SW
Civil Parish EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Related Monuments/Buildings (2)

  • 19th Century contour leat from Great Buscombe to Swap Hill (Monument)
  • 19th Century drainage system at Beckham (Monument)

Record last edited

Aug 9 2021 4:06PM