MDE20787 - Possible medieval or post-medieval pillow mounds on Southern Ball (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 7843 4756. Two short lengths of bank on the west side of Southern Ball were noted on aerial photographs and suggested to represent pillow mounds. [1,2] SS 7843 4757. Alleged pillow mounds. "Two short lengths of bank on the west side of Southern Ball. Pillow mounds?" are recorded by [2]. No evidence for the alleged mounds was seen in an area of coarse grass and some heather. [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]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1980.4040 (April 1947).
- <2>XY SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS7847C. [Mapped features: #46892 SS7847C; #46893 SS7847C]
- <3> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 2 November 1993.
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1001708, Extant 6 December 2021.
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Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 18138
- Devon SMR: SS74NE/560
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE11927
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE25
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1001708
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7842 4756 (81m by 39m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS74NE |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2021 5:18PM
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