MMO1682 - Possible Bronze Age barrow or cairn on Kipscombe Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
Full Description
A roughly circular mound on Kipscombe Hill, approximately 10 metres in diameter, centred on circa SS 7663 4932, may be the remains of a small barrow or cairn of Bronze Age date. The mound can be seen as an low earthwork on aerial photographs of 1952 but is clearer as a pale cropmark and degraded earthwork on photographs of 1972, following the enclosure of Kipscombe Hill. It is part of a group of 11 mounds visible running around the southern side of the summit of Kipscombe Hill between the 330 and 340 metre contour and along the hill's eastern ridge. If proven to be small barrows, the mounds may comprise a roughly linear cemetery, similar in arrangement if not scale, to larger cemeteries known elsewhere on Exmoor, such as the Chapman Barrows (MDE1061). [1-3] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 540/910 (F20) 3004-6 (17 October 1952).
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/72065 013-015 (15 April 1972).
- <3>XY SMO7551 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NE. MD002168. [Mapped feature: #42811 ]
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1460867, Extant 7 December 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1460867 (Pastscape entry: 1460867)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Require info)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE76
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1460867
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7663 4932 (15m by 14m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS74NE |
Civil Parish | COUNTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (10)
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- Related to: Possible Bronze Age barrow or cairn on Kipscombe Hill (Monument) (MMO1678)
- Related to: Possible Bronze Age barrow or cairn on Kipscombe Hill (Monument) (MMO1679)
- Related to: Possible Bronze Age barrow or cairn on Kipscombe Hill (Monument) (MMO1680)
- Related to: Possible Bronze Age round barrow or burial cairn on Kipscombe Hill (Monument) (MMO1686)
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Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Dec 7 2021 3:44PM
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