MEM24618 - Post-medieval stream head northwest of Drift Lane (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The site is shown as a clear plot on the Tithe Map for Exton. [1] The 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map depicts the head of a watercourse at SS 9526 3603. The watercourse heads to the southwest, leaving the field at c. SS 9524 3601. [2] The arrangement depicted on the 1st Edition map is repeated on the 2nd Edition map. [3] A survey of aerial photographs noted a complex of grass and soil marks here. [4-6] 2018 MasterMap data shows that the site is now occupied by a pond. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SSO677 Map: 1838. Exton Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. CEP/UK/1980 3342 (April 1947).
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. HSL/UK/71-177 95/8754 (September 1971).
- <6> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS9536A.
- <7> SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 9525 3602 (27m by 31m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS93NE |
| Civil Parish | EXTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Dec 3 2018 2:45PM
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