MSO10871 - Undated circular enclosure south of the Chains Valley (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A circular mound with enclosing ditch at SS 745 413. [1,2] SS 745 413. The reference falls in an area of improved pasture at the southeast end of The Chains ridge. There is no trace of a mound or ditch in the vicinity. (This may be a (mis)reference to MSO6837, a ditched barrow only some 200 metres up the ridge to the north-north-east?) . [3] The above National Grid Reference does not correspond with that given in the Exmoor Aerial Photograph survey which lies at SS 7449 4118. The photograph appears to show a large (c80 metres across) sub circular enclosure showing as a cropmark rather than a mound. [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> SSO240 Aerial photograph: September 19. HSL.UK.71-167 Run 75. 7602.
- <2>XY SSO708 Survey: Western Archaeological Trust. 1980s. Exmoor Aerial Photograph Survey. 7441. [Mapped feature: #46492 Original grid reference provided, ]
- <3> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 3 May 1995.
- <4>XY SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. Chris Webster, Somerset Historic Environment Record, December 1997. [Mapped feature: #46491 Aerial photograph survey location, ]
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 895565, Extant 13 January 2022.
External Links (1)
- https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=895565 (Pastscape entry: 895565)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO6981
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SW70
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 895565
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33009
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7449 4124 (10m by 120m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS74SW |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Jan 13 2022 12:27PM
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