MMO1768 - Medieval lynchets northeast of County Gate (Monument)

Summary

Three lynchets of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs taken in 2007 as curvilinear earthworks.

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Full Description

Three lynchets of probable medieval date are visible on aerial photographs as curvilinear earthworks, approximately 400 metres to the northeast of County Gate, Oare parish. Descending the steep north facing slopes above Manor Wood, the individual lynchets are centred on circa SS 7969 4879, SS 7957 4885 and SS 7994 4893. The earthworks are located in cultivated arable fields and have been somewhat damaged by the plough. Consequently they are rather broad in appearance and are particularly poorly defined to their eastern ends. They probably represent a phase of agricultural reclamation during the medieval period, superseded in the post-medieval period by more regularly shaped field boundaries, as seen in both extant and relict form (see MMO1646). [1,2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/95026 122-123 (12 March 2007).
  • <2>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NE. MD002168. [Mapped features: #44242 ; #44243 ; #44244 ]
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1461502, Extant 9 December 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE124
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1461502

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7983 4883 (426m by 212m) (3 map features)
Map sheet SS74NE
Civil Parish OARE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Mar 29 2022 2:41PM

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