MMO3199 - Bronze Age ring cairn or World War Two shell crater on Withypool Common (Monument)

Summary

A circular earthwork is visible on aerial photographs. It is circa 6 metres in diameter and may be the remains of a ring cairn of possible Bronze Age date, or a shell crater caused by military training activity of Second World War date.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A circular earthwork is visible on aerial photographs on Withypool Common centred approximately on SS 8163 3509. The earthwork is visible as a ring bank about 1 metre wide defining a small circular enclosure circa 6 metres in diameter. The earthworks may be the remains of a ring cairn of possible Bronze Age date, or a shell crater caused by military training activity of Second World War date. The feature cannot be seen on aerial photographs of a later date but may be obscured by vegetation. [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. RAF 106G/UK/1655 (F20) 4380-1 (11 July 1946).
  • <2>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 SW. MD002197. [Mapped feature: #47505 ]
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1492114, Extant 23 August 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NW144
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1492114

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 8163 3509 (14m by 14m)
Map sheet SS83NW
Civil Parish WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Aug 23 2021 9:04PM

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