MEM15222 - Possible field boundary on Porlock Marsh (Monument)

Summary

The remains of a possible former field boundary of uncertain date is visible as a linear group of small earthwork mounds on Porlock Marsh.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

A linear group of small earthwork mounds, approximately two metres long, one metre wide and 0.2-0.3 metres high, have been interpreted as potentially the remains of a field boundary of uncertain date.[1]

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: McDonnell, R.. 1995. Porlock Bay and Marsh: A Rapid Preliminary Assessment of the Cultural and Palaeoenvironmental Resource. P.14.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Coastal Risk 2014: Flood Zone 3 tidal
  • Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 2 tidal
  • Coastal Risk 2016: Flood Zone 3 tidal
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 8720 4749 (point) (Surveyed)
Map sheet SS84NE
Civil Parish PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Aug 17 2020 12:07PM

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