MMO1625 - Possible medieval quarry site north of No Man's Land (Monument)

Summary

A group of ovoid cropmarks have been noted on aerial photographs and interpreted as medieval quarry pits.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Three shallow depressions in field north of No-Man's Land. [1,2] Two large ovoid cropmarks visible on aerial photographs may be the remains of quarry pits, potentially of medieval date. They are visible on an east facing slope, between the 50 and 60 metre contours, approximately 110 metres to the north of the wood known as No Man's Land in Selworthy parish, centred on circa SS 9036 4613. Each cropmark is irregularly shaped but their maximum dimensions are 35 metres long and 20 metres wide. The easternmost of the two features is crossed by the cropmark of a field boundary thought to be of medieval date, and if archaeological in nature they must therefore originate in, or before this period. It is unclear from the aerial photographs alone what may have been extracted from these pits. An alternative interpretation may be as natural features of geological origin, but in this instance this seems unlikely. [3,4]

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. HSL/UK.71-177 91/8683 (September 1971).
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS9046B. [Mapped features: #45911 ; #45912 ]
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 58/5159 (F21) 175-6 (4 June 1962).
  • <4> Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 94 NW. MD002167.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 NW224
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1460131

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9036 4612 (119m by 83m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SS94NW
Civil Parish SELWORTHY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Oct 12 2021 10:26AM

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