MMO1667 - Post-medieval field boundaries south of Copper Wood (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A series of post-medieval field boundaries are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs to the south of Copper Wood. Between five and ten boundaries are centred at SS 8062 4624 on a steep east facing slope defining regular rectangular and sub rectangular fields of varying sizes. The boundaries range in length from 100 metres to 400 metres and are on average 2 metres wide. They are similar in size and form to other boundaries in the area which are still in use, and appear to be part of a post-medieval enclosure, removed to create a larger single field sometime around the end of the 19th Century. However, to the east of this field system a deserted farmstead known as Withycombe is visible (see MSO7746) and it is possible that the field system is associated with this settlement. Several of the boundaries are depicted on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map, suggesting that this field system was partially in use when the map was published in 1889. Further examination will be required to assess when the other boundaries passed out of use. [1-3]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 540/910 4133 (17 October 1952).
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1889.
- <3>XY SMO7549 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 84 NW. MD002166. [Mapped feature: #32650 ]
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8063 4619 (473m by 472m) (Aerial Survey) |
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Map sheet | SS84NW |
Civil Parish | OARE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (0)
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1460756 (Original Monarch entry: 1460756)
Other Statuses/References
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NW105
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 1460756
Record last edited
Jan 27 2021 9:23AM
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