MMO2813 - Post-medievalor modern quarries on Bye Hill (Monument)

Summary

Two small and possibly conjoined quarries are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as earthworks. They are roughly oval shaped, with no apparent entrance tracks.

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Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Two small and possibly conjoined quarries are visible on aerial photographs of the 1940s as earthworks centred on circa SS 8943 3573 on Bye Hill. The pits are roughly oval in shape, no longer than 10 metres and separated by a baulk of less than one metre. No entrance trackway is apparent. They are not marked on the on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1890, and may therefore have passed out of use by this time. Alternatively they may be early 20th century in date but this seems unlikely as they are not marked on later map editions. Their purpose is unclear but they are one of at least 8 similarly sized features visible over the summit of Bye Hill which may be evidence of mineral prospection. Most of these small pits appear to have been levelled by the 1970s. [1-4] 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> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR RAF CPE/UK/1944 4161-2 (23 January 1947).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/73086 804-5 (17 April 1973).
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890.
  • <4>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 NE. MD002192. [Mapped feature: #41702 ]
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1484903, Extant 22 September 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NE92
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1484903

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8943 3573 (18m by 13m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS83NE
Civil Parish WINSFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Sep 22 2021 3:39PM

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