MMO976 - Post-medieval field bank east of Stags Head Cross (Monument)

Summary

A field bank of probable post-medieval date, visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1947.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Field bank of probable post medieval date, visible as an earthwork on vertical aerial photographs. [1,2] A field boundary is marked in this position on the Kings Brompton Tithe Map. [3] The field boundary is no longer extant by the time the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map was drawn. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1944 1158-9 (23 January 1947).
  • <2> Archive: 1998-1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 SW. AF1133201.
  • <3> Map: 1841. Kings Brompton Tithe Map and Apportionment. 6 chains = 1 inch.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1133735, Extant 9 May 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO9010
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 SW45
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1133735

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Grid reference Centred SS 9261 3090 (21m by 114m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet SS93SW
Civil Parish BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 9 2022 9:00PM

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