MSO11010 - Post-medieval adit on south side of Elsworthy (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Adit cut into steep side of Sparcombe water. Entrance is 1 metre wide and 1.5 metres high with 0.5 metres of mud and stone. Passage aligned c.355 degrees. [1] Associated with other quarries along Orchard Bottom. [2] Second adit at SS 8171 4081. [3] This may or may not be the adit recorded by Jones as 7.2.3 in his report of 1995 (MEM24731), which he states is at SS 8164 4091. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SSO1 Unpublished document: Somerset County Council. Various. Somerset HER parish files - Exmoor records. PRN 33149, R. McDonnell, 11 January 1982. [Mapped features: #46146 ; #46147 ]
- <2> SSO1720 Map: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1962. SS84SW.
- <3>XY SSO1 Unpublished document: Somerset County Council. Various. Somerset HER parish files - Exmoor records. PRN 33149, Letter, ENP to Somerset County Council, 29 November 1983. [Mapped features: #46146 ; #46147 ]
- <4> SEM7060 Report: McDonnell, R.. 1985. Recommendations for the Management of Archaeological Sites in the Exmoor National Park at Warren, Pinford, Tom's Hill and Hayes Allotment. 74 (site 193).
- <5> SEM7068 Report: Exmoor Mines Research Group. 1995. Report on the safety condition of disused mine workings on lands owned by Exmoor National Park Department and other lands nearby. 7.2.3 p18-19.
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 975045, Extant 13 July 2021.
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Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7050
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SW134
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 975045
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33149
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8167 4084 (70m by 70m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS84SW |
Civil Parish | EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Oct 12 2021 10:34AM
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