MDE12800 - Bronze Age burial cairn at Hoccombe Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred at SS 7844 4412 are the poorly preserved remains of a cairn discovered during field reconnassance. It occupies a gentle south facing slope on the northern side of Hoccombe Hill and comprises a turf-covered stony mound 3.1 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high. It lies some 110 metres to the northwest of another cairn (MDE12598). Surveyed at 1:2500 scale. [1] The cairn described above is visible on aerial photographs, slightly obscured by vegetation. It lies within the former Exmoor Firing Range, and a number of impact craters can be seen in the vicinty, suggesting that the cairn could have sustained some damage during training exercises during the Second World War. [2,3] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4] The cairn is depicted and labelled on the 2021 MasterMap data. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. R Wilson-North, 26 April 1994.
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/95026 110-11 (12 March 1995).
- <3> SMO7566 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 SE. MD002183.
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1041189, Extant 15 June 2021.
- <5>XY SEM340794 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap data. 1:2,500. [Mapped feature: #43116 ]
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1041189 (Pastscape entry: 1041189)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO483
- Local List Status (Candidate)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE124
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1041189
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7843 4410 (7m by 7m) MasterMap |
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Map sheet | SS74SE |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Jun 15 2021 5:14PM
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