MMO342 - Prehistoric enclosure or undated natural feature on Barham Hill (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 7036 4585. Lush marked ditch, or vegetation mark, suggesting a circular enclosure with entrance on the south side, seen by McDonnell on aerial photographs on Barham Hill. [1,2] SS 7034 4585. This area located on the gentle western slopes below the summit of Barham Hill is now improved pasture. The area has been deep ploughed and there is no trace of any "ditch or vegitation mark" or of an enclosure. [3] Following examination of all available aerial photographs for this area as part of the Exmoor National Park National Mapping Programme survey, it is the opinion of this authority that the feature recorded here is of non-archaeological origin. Specifically, the impression of an enclosure was probably caused by a combination of variations in surface topography and vegetation or fungus rings. [4,5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography.
- <2> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1980, 3057 (April 1947).
- <3> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 23 June 1994.
- <4> SMO7038 Unassigned: Hegarty, C.. RCHME/EH Aerial Photographers Comment. Exmoor NMP Survey, C Hegarty, 5 February 2008.
- <5> SMO7556 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 74 NW. MD002173.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 926129, Extant 15 December 2021.
External Links (1)
- www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=926129 (Original Monarch entry: 926129)
Other Statuses/References
- Devon SMR Monument ID: 17883
- Devon SMR: SS74NW/48
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE11698
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE20497
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NW43
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 926129
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7035 4584 (44m by 44m) |
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Map sheet | SS74NW |
Civil Parish | LYNTON AND LYNMOUTH, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Dec 15 2021 9:28AM
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