MMO3020 - Medieval or post-medieval field system around Newland Cross (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (3)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Low and levelled earthworks centred on circa SS 8354 3858 but visible on aerial photographs extending to the northwest and southeast of Newland cross, could be the remains of field boundaries and enclosures of possible medieval or post-medieval date. Linear earthworks visible to the north and south of Newland Cross may indicate the layout of field boundaries prior to the formalisation of the road system on Exmoor. Ditch-like features alongside some of the banks could be elements of former packhorse routes, supeceded by the metalled roads. Smaller rectilinear bank and ditch defined enclosures, at circa SS 8350 3847 and SS 8352 3869, may be the remains of smaller fields or possibly abandoned farmsteads. [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> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR RAF CPE/UK/1980 (F20) 4314-5 (11 April 1947).
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR RAF 543/2821 (F63) 160-1 (27 April 1963).
- <3> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/73087 606-7 (17 April 1973).
- <4>XY SMO7574 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 NW. MD002191. [Mapped feature: #42584 ]
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1488414, Extant 27 August 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1488414 (Original Monarch entry: 1488414)
Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NW118
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1488414
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8351 3858 (168m by 300m) Aerial Survey |
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Map sheet | SS83NW |
Civil Parish | EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Aug 27 2021 9:49PM
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