MDE11660 - Undated linear earthwork at Lee Ball (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 6873 3974. A parch mark suggesting a round mound is visible at Lee Ball on aerial photographs. [1,2] The site was classified as a barrow on the Devon SMR based on McDonnell's transcription. [2,3] A circular feature, which the Devon SMR originally classified as a barrow [3], is depicted at SS 6874 3977 by [2]. At SS 6873 3975, in improved pasture, is a very denuded elongated swelling 0.3 metres high. The feature emerges obliquely from the hedgeline and, although amorphous, appears to be linear rather than circular. Lying on a west to east orientation, it is about 15 metres long, and 7.5 metres wide. A confident classification of the feature cannot be made on the strength of the field evidence. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. CPE/UK/1980 4141 (April 1947).
- <2> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS6839A.
- <3> SEM7959 Archive: Devon County Council. Various. Devon SMR / HER records / parish files - Exmoor records. 17894.
- <4> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 23 December 1992.
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 925516, Extant 1 November 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=925516 (Pastscape entry: 925516)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 17894
- Devon SMR: SS63NE/38
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20508
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 63 NE25
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 925516
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 6874 3975 (25m by 27m) |
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Map sheet | SS63NE |
Civil Parish | CHALLACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Nov 1 2021 9:55PM
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