MEM23206 - Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)

A possible prehistoric clearance cairn was noted during field investigation in 2013. The feature was seen as a sub-circular mound coinciding with a well defined vegetation change. Stone was detected in the mound by probing.

As part of the Exmoor Mires Project, Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service were contracted to undertake a non-intrustive walkover survey of the proposed mire restoration area on Lanacombe, which included this site. Visible was a clearance cairn, seen as a sub-circular mound up to 2.5 metres in diameter and 0.1 metre high. Stone was detected within the mound by probing. [1] The Historic Environment Officer for the Exmoor Mires Project undertook a non-intrustive walkover survey of the proposed mire restoration area on Lanacombe, which included this site. Noted was a sub-circular mound up to 2.5 metres in diameter and 0.1 metre high, coinciding with a well defined vegetation change. Stone was detected in the mound by probing. The feature may be a prehistoric clearance cairn, but could also be natural in origin. [2]