MDE20343 - Natural stoneheap on Thorn Hill (Non-antiquity)
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
Protected Status
Full Description
SS 7263 4377. Thorn Hill. A stoneheap, 14 feet in diameter and 1 foot high. Perhaps the remains of a larger cairn. [1] Shown as a hut circle on the six inch 1962. Ordnance Survey map. [2] SS 7263 4377. Hut circle shown and annotated on 1891 six inch Ordnance Survey map. [3] SS 7263 4377. There is no trace of any hut circle at this grid reference, nor can a cairn be found. [4] SS 7263 4377. On a small, heather, bracken and rough grass covered spur, about 100 metres south of and between the confluence of the West Lyn River and a minor stream, is a small irregular natural rocky/stoney outcrop. This falls on the exact reference as depicted by the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map [3] and has obviously been erroneously interpreted by them as a hut circle or by Grinsell [1] as the remains of a possible cairn. It is neither a hut circle nor the remains of a cairn, it is a natural feature. No Survey Action. (Note: On the 1891 1:10560 [3] about 30 metres south of the above feature is depicted an unannotated stony symbol. This is also a natural outcrop). [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6,7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1>XY SMO4578 Monograph: Grinsell, L.V.. 1970. The Archaeology of Exmoor: Bideford Bay to Bridgewater. David and Charles Limited. 195. [Mapped feature: #47056 ]
- <2> SEM7220 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1962. 6 Inch Map: 1962. 1:10560.
- <3> SEM6705 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1896. County Series, First Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1891.
- <4> SMO7308 Unpublished document: Fletcher, M.J.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 17 September 1974.
- <5> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 27 June 1995.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35403, Extant 11 January 2022.
- <7> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35496, Extant 11 January 2022.
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 12269
- Devon SMR: SS74SW/59
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE1297
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE1328
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SW27
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SW60
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35403
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35496
Location
Grid reference | SS 7263 4377 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS74SW |
Civil Parish | LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Jan 11 2022 5:55PM
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