MSO10941 - 19th Century contour leat at Warren Farm (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
Longest contour leat in the system of leats in the area running for about 3 kilometres. Ends at the 19th Century field boundary. Generally 0.6 metres wide with a bank up to 0.4 metres high. Cuts through an enclosure (MSO10951) but is obliterated where the road and 19th Century field boundaries cross it. [1] Its continuation to the west can be seen on aerial photographs. [2-4] The leat described above is clearly visible on aerial photographs extending for at least 3 kilometres. It most likely represents the feeder gutter or headmain for the extensive catchwater meadow system which stretches across Prayway Meads as far as Warren Farm. N.B. On the NRHE database, a number of the individual leats within this system, including this one, were originally recorded separately and were combined into one record, recorded on the Exmoor HER as MMO2354, for clarity. [5-7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1>XY SSO1 Unpublished document: Somerset County Council. Various. Somerset HER parish files - Exmoor records. PRN33080. [Mapped feature: #34522 PRN33080]
- <2> SSO289 Aerial photograph: 1947. LHL CPE/UK/1980. 4156.
- <3> SSO245 Aerial photograph: September 19. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 79. 9282.
- <4> SEM7060 Report: McDonnell, R.. 1985. Recommendations for the Management of Archaeological Sites in the Exmoor National Park at Warren, Pinford, Tom's Hill and Hayes Allotment. 41 (site 229).
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/95026 134-136 (12 March 1995).
- <6> SMO7566 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 SE. MD002183.
- <7> SEM7987 Archive: English Heritage. National Monuments Record / AMIE / Monarch entry - viewable via Pastscape. Monument reference 1102000.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7873 4081 (2280m by 715m) |
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Map sheet | SS74SE |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (3)
Related Events/Activities (0)
External Links (1)
- https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1102000 (Pastscape entry: 1102000)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO614
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO6910
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE60
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 1102000
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33080
Record last edited
Feb 5 2020 2:03PM
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