MEM23893 - Post-Medieval Extractive Pit on Horsen Hill (Monument)

Summary

A possible prospecting trench with banks of spoil on both sides, is 12.5m NE/SW, 8m NW/SE and up to 1.5m deep.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A linear trench, with banks of spoil on both sides, is 12.5m NE/SW, 8m NW/SE and up to 1.5m deep. This may be a prospecting trench for ironstone or a quarry for stone for the nearby enclosure banks. [1]

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Riley, H.. 2016. Archaeological walkover survey: Horsen, Exmoor. 4.

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Other Statuses/References

  • None recorded

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 79421 35565 (point) (GPS derived)
Map sheet SS73NE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Nov 21 2018 5:00PM

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