Site Event/Activity record EEM14172 - 2013: WS - Lanacombe, Mires Project

Technique(s)

Organisation

Cornwall County Council, Historic Environment Service (Projects)

Date

February 2013

Description

A walkover survey was carried out on land at Lanacombe, Great Buscombe and Trout Hill, Exmoor, in advance of proposed works by the Exmoor Mires Project. In total, 76 heritage assets were identified, including prehistoric ceremonial monuments, components of a field system of probable Bronze Age date and a number of post-medieval quarries and possible mining related features.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Report: Kirkham, G.. 2013. Lanacombe, Great Buscombe, and Trout Hill, Exmoor: Archaeological Survey.
  • <2> Monograph: Bray, L. S.. 2015. The Past and The Peat: Archaeology and peatland restoration on Exmoor. Exmoor National Park Authority. 1st Edition.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1573877, Extant 16 June 2021.

Map

Location

Location Lanacombe, Exmoor
Grid reference Centred SS 7804 4240 (2849m by 2160m) Surveyed
Map sheet SS74SE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

Related Monuments/Buildings (28)

  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)
  • Prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)

Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)

  • 2012-4: WS - Lanacombe, Mires Project

Record last edited

Jun 16 2021 9:25PM