MMO3638 - Possible sub-circular enclosure east of Combe Sydenham (Monument)

Summary

Part of a possible sub circular enclosure is visible on aerial photographs as an cropmark. Its precise date is uncertain, but it could well belong to the later prehistoric or Iron age periods. Further survey is required.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Part of a possible sub circular enclosure is visible on aerial photographs as an cropmark east of Combe Sydenham, Stogumber. Centred at approximately ST 0793 3690, the enclosure is visible as an area of darker crop growth, probably a ditch, measuring up to 2 metres wide and defining half of a circular enclosure measuring at least 45 metres across. The eastern half of the enclosure is not visible, and there is no apparent entranceway. The precise date of the enclosure is uncertain, but it could well belong to the later prehistoric or Iron Age periods. Further survey is required. [1,2]

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR ST 0837/3 (SOM 13180/02) (13 July 1989).
  • <2> Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: ST 03 NE. MD002178.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: ST 03 NE141
  • Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 1497967

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ST 0794 3690 (51m by 59m) (Aerial Survey)
Map sheet ST03NE
Civil Parish STOGUMBER, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Oct 21 2015 9:49AM

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