MEM15653 - Routeways at Ley Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Ley Hill appears to have been a junction of several important local routes. Earthwork evidence shows a road across the moor from Wilmersham Common to Stoke Pero, continuing as deep pack horse ways on the northern side of Ley Hill towards Porlock. A road ran eastwards from this route, through the medieval field system, deserted settlement and down the slopes of Horner Wood into Ray Combe and on to Horner village. It is now a well marked path, and was marked on Day and Masters County Map of Somerset, of 1782. [1,2]
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External Links (0)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Park: Exmoor
Location
Grid reference | SS 893 450 (point) (Estimated from sources) |
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Map sheet | SS84NE |
Civil Parish | LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
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Record last edited
Sep 4 2014 12:14PM
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