MEM15520 - Undated pit at Mill Ham Wood (Monument)

Summary

An scoop or shallow pit is recorded as an earthwork in Mill Ham Wood. The feature could be natural in origin or the remains of a quarry or prospecting pit.

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Type and Period (3)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

An scoop or shallow pit is recorded as an earthwork in Mill Ham Wood. The feature could be natural in origin or potentially be the remains of a quarry or prospecting pit. The earthwork was identified during field survey of Dibble Wood, part of a broader survey of eight woodlands on the eastern slopes of the Barle Valley. [1]

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1>XY Monograph: Cannell, J.. 2005. The Archaeology of Woodland Exploitation in the Greater Exmoor Area in the Historic Period. Archaeopress BAR British Series. P.77-93; Appendix VII. [Mapped feature: #35388 ]

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 8801 3031 (point) (Estimated from sources)
Map sheet SS83SE
Civil Parish DULVERTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Apr 11 2021 11:14PM

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