MMO1885 - Post-medieval or modern enclosure north of Moorlyn Farm (Monument)

Summary

A banked enclosure or small field of probable post-medieval or modern date is visible as an earthwork in aerial photographs taken in 1952. The field is rectangular in shape.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A banked enclosure or small field of probable post-medieval or modern date is visible as an earthwork in aerial photographs to the north of Moorlyn Farm, Lynton and Lynmouth parish, centred on circa SS 7261 4514. The field is rectangular in shape, enclosing an area of approximately 400 square metres. Although it appears to abut the modern field boundaries of Moorlyn Farm, established after the publication of the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map in 1904, it is also aligned upon an the earlier boundary which defined the route of the access road to Moorlyn Farm and may therefore have earlier, medieval or post-medieval origins. [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> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 540/910 (F20) 3157-8 (17 October 1952).
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904.
  • <3>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NW. MD002173. [Mapped feature: #33064 ]
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1464919, Extant 16 December 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NW113
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1464919

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 7261 4513 (33m by 19m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS74NW
Civil Parish LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Dec 16 2021 2:37PM

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