MMO716 - Undated rectilinear enclosure east of Lower Holworthy Farm (Monument)

Summary

Earthworks of a rectilinear, banked enclosure, visible on vertical air photographs taken in 1946. It may be a medieval stock enclosure although an earlier origin cannot be ruled out. Nothing is visible on the ground.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Earthworks of a rectilinear, banked enclosure, visible on vertical air photographs at SS 9828 3068. The enclosure is four sided, approximately 38 metres by 30 metres in size with a large gap on its western side which may be an entrance. This site may be a medieval stock enclosure although an earlier origin cannot be ruled out. [1,2] Nothing is visible on the ground at the National Grid Reference cited. [3] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4]

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/1420 3478-9 (15 April 1946).
  • <2> Archive: Dyer, C.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 SE. AF1118137.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 7 September 1998.
  • <4> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1120243, Extant 4 May 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8913
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 SE43
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1120243

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9828 3067 (46m by 54m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS93SE
Civil Parish BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 4 2022 4:39PM

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