MMO1717 - Possible late prehistoric round barrow or clearance cairn on Scob Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
- (Alternate Type) CLEARANCE CAIRN? (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 3000 BC (Possible) to 701 BC (Possible))
- (Alternate Type) ROUND BARROW? (Late Neolithic to Late Bronze Age - 2350 BC (Possible) to 701 BC (Possible))
- (Former Type) HUT CIRCLE (Late Prehistoric - 4000 BC (Possible) to 42 AD (Possible))
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
McDonnell notes low banks forming two possible hut circles and other less definable features in this location on aerial photographs dating to 1947. [1,2] A possible clearance cairn or small round barrow of Bronze Age date is visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as an earthwork mound approximately 10 metres in diameter, centred on circa SS 7505 4670 Brendon parish. The mound is at an elevation of approximately 355 metres above Ordnance Datum, and might be situated on a false crest towards the summit of Scob Hill. It has previously been interpreted as a possible hut circle. The earthwork has been levelled by 1995. [1,3-4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK 1980.3047-8 (11 April 1947).
- <2> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS7546d.
- <3> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/95026 079-80 (12 March 1995).
- <4>XY SMO7551 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NE. MD002168. [Mapped feature: #40503 ]
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1461301, Extant 8 December 2021.
External Links (1)
- www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1461301 (Original Monarch entry: 1461301)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 18113
- Devon SMR: SS74NE/534
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20762
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE103
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1461301
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7505 4670 (14m by 14m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS74NE |
Civil Parish | BRENDON, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
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Record last edited
Dec 8 2021 12:39PM
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