MSO10149 - World War Two slit trench north of Three Combes Foot (Monument)

A grass covered linear earthwork on rising ground above chalk water. It is a steep sided ditch 5.5 metres long, 2.5 metres wide and 1.4 metres deep with a bank 0.5 metres high along its southern edge, with a spread earthen bank running the length of its southern side. The bank is upcast from the ditch and survives to a height of 0.5 metres. The features would appear to be a slit trench dating from the areas use as a military training ground during World War Two. [1] The feature was recorded at 1:2500 scale using differential GPS as part of an archaeological survey of the Larkbarrow area. The survey was undertaken by the Exeter office of English Heritage at the request of the Exmoor National Park Authority. A client report was produced as part of the survey work and is available from the NMRC, Swindon. [2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]