MSO8889 - Post-medieval waterwheel at Higher Woolcotts (Monument)
Summary
An oak overshot waterwheel, with the water's path now mostly infilled.
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Water from pond (now infilled), via culvert and wooden flume to wheel pit (now infilled). Some remains of oak wheel shaft in wall. Was an overshot wheel. [1] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [2]
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. D Warren, Somerset Industrial Archaeology Society, 24 November 1977. [Mapped feature: #39558 ]
- <2> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1118172, Extant 4 May 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1118172 (Original Monarch entry: 1118172)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11105
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 SE17
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1118172
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33402
Location
| Grid reference | SS 9666 3157 (point) Precise location requires confirmation |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS93SE |
| Civil Parish | BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
May 4 2022 3:04PM
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