MEM25767 - Post medieval drainage ditches west of Withiel Farm, Brompton Regis (Monument)

Summary

A number of drainage ditches and gullies, probably incorperating elements of a catchment system, visible in aerial phortographs and LiDAR imagery.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Originally recorded as part of MMO683. A relatively extensive networks of drainage ditches and gulleys, probably incorperating elements of a catchwater meadow, were identified from aerial photographs and plotted by the NMP, and is partially visible as extant earthworks in LiDAR imagery. [1-3] This record was created by Cornwall HER for the Forestry Commission's Project K. [4]

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1944 3148-9 (23 January 1947).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. , NMR SS9834/1/275-6, NMR 1130/275-6 (20 May 1977).
  • <3> Cartographic materials: Environment Agency. 2022. LiDAR (DTM or DSM).
  • <4> Index: Cornwall Council. 2025/6. Forestry Commission Project K.

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Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9845 3372 (431m by 812m)
Map sheet SS93SE
Civil Parish BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jan 28 2026 2:04PM

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