MEM22408 - Post-medieval pottery at Ash Farm (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A quantity of medieval pottery was found on Ash Farm, Exmoor. A macehead from the same collection is annotated "found at Weirwater" - SS 828 462. [1] The collection was presented to Taunton Museum by EM Priscott in June 1962. [2,3] The pottery is probably all North Devon ware, c.1600-50, found on an old habitation site in Weir Wood. It was deposited by Priscott in 1962-3 and accessioned as 62.A.12. [4] The pottery may have come from MMO139, a deserted farmstead. [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]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEM7386 Unpublished document: Wedlake, A.L.. 1962. Letter and Photograph of Finds from Ash Farm, Porlock.
- <2> SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. EM Priscott.
- <3> SMO5110 Externally held archive reference: Externally held archive. Classified Index, Taunton Museum..
- <4> SMO4109 Serial: Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1851-. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. Volume 107 (1963), 28.
- <5> SEM8630 Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. Catherine Dove, 24 July 2013.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35890, Extant 22 February 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=35890 (Original Monarch entry: 35890)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park Authority HER number: MSO7888
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NW5
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35890
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33930
Location
Grid reference | SS 8279 4623 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS84NW |
Civil Parish | PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (1)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 22 2022 10:26AM
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