MMO806 - Post-medieval field system on Withiel Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
A field system in the form of banks creating large and small fields, irregular sub fields and a trackway were noted on aerial photographs taken of Withiel Hill in 1947 and 1971. The area had been ploughed. [1-3] The extensive earthwork remains of a post-medieval field system on Withiel Hill which consists of banked rectilinear enclosures with traces of cultivation marks within many of the fields. The narrow ridge and furrow cultivation is described separately in record MSO8957. The field system is cut through by a trackway known as the Herepath Saxon Trackway (MSO11642) which is defined in part by the field system with traces of extensive use and reuse. The trackway is aligned roughly east to west and marks the line of the parish boundary between the parishes of Treborough/Luxborough and Bompton Regis. The field system and trackway were seen as earthworks and mapped from aerial photographs. [4-6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SMO7094 Aerial photograph: KING, LK. Aerial photograph. CPE.UK.1980 3334-3335 (April 1947).
- <2> SMO7094 Aerial photograph: KING, LK. Aerial photograph. SCPD HSL.UK.71-177 run 99, 8810 (September 1971).
- <3> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS9835I, SS9935C.
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1980/3333-6 (11 April 1947).
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 106G/UK/3320-1 (11 July 1946).
- <6>XY SMO7525 Archive: Small, F.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 NE. AF1133887. [Mapped features: #35245 ; #35246 ; #35247 ]
- <7> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1128212, Extant 26 April 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1128212 (Original Monarch entry: 1128212)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11407
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7487
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE70
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1128212
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33763
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9939 3548 (1914m by 1261m) (3 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS93NE |
Civil Parish | BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Civil Parish | LUXBOROUGH, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Civil Parish | TREBOROUGH, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (2)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 26 2022 12:19PM
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