MSO11036 - Coles Cross Farm, Exmoor (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Remains of two or three buildings suggesting a deserted farm site, northwest of Great Plantation. [1] Not mentioned by Aston. [3] Coles Cross Farm is depicted on the six inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1891 [4]. It is shown as a single rectangular building with two adjacent closes and a detached barn. It has the descriptor "Coles Cross" applied to it. The farm was approached by a double hedged lane from the west. The site lies within an improved pasture field. It is marked by an amorphous rectangular platform measuring 20.5 metres by 21.5 metres, cut into the hillside on its southern and western sides. There are no building remains visible. On the north side is a double hedged lane now in use as a farm track. A new building called "Coles Cross" has been recently built by the landowner at SS 7872 3360 . [5] The boundaries of Coles Cross Farm are clearly visible on aerial photographs taken in 1964; however, on later images dating from 1996, the boundaries have been removed and the platform described above is obscured by vegetation. The farm is shown as inhabited on both the 1st and 2nd edition Ordnance Survey maps of 1891 and 1904 respectively, suggesting that it was abandoned sometime in the early 20th Century. [4,6-9] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. N.B. This record includes the statement "The farm is believed to have originated in the medieval period with later additions." This may be a misreading of [2], and has no Source data associated with it. [10] The farmstead is not shown on the 1818 Inclosure Map of Exmoor. [11]
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SSO289 Aerial photograph: 1947. LHL CPE/UK/1980. 3373.
- <2> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS7833.
- <3> SSO742 Article in serial: Aston, M. 1983. Deserted Farms on Exmoor and the Lay subsidy of 1327 in West Somerset. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 127. 71-104.
- <4> SEM6705 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1896. County Series, First Edition 6 Inch Map. 1:10560. 1891, Somerset 56NW.
- <5> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 12 January 1995.
- <6> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/96559 124-25 (7 May 1996).
- <7> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 543/2821 (F61) 249-50 (27 April 1964).
- <8> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1904.
- <9>XY SMO7578 Archive: English Heritage. 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 73 SE. MD002195. [Mapped feature: #47556 ]
- <10> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 909006, Extant 28 September 2021.
- <11> SEM8815 Map: Kelsey, F.J.. 1818. A Map of Exmoor Forest Referred to by the annexed Award. 4 inches : 1 mile. Pen and Ink.
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Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO301
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO6993
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 73 SE12
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 909006
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33175
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7803 3398 (65m by 53m) |
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Map sheet | SS73SE |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Oct 11 2021 12:18PM
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