MSO11061 - Trackway, Old Bury, Dulverton (Monument)

Summary

Two banks forming a trackway and an old field boundary are visible as earthworks. The trackway connects Old Bury Farm with its water supply.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Two banks forming a trackway and an old field boundary are visible as earthworks. The trackway connects Old Bury Farm with its water supply. [1-2] The footpath follows a curving field boundary on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map. [3] The field boundary has been removed, and the path straightened on the modern mapping. [4] The trackway is described as post medieval, but may be earlier. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Survey: Western Archaeological Trust. 1980s. Exmoor Aerial Photograph Survey. 9028.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. -/09/1971, HSL.UK.71-177 Run 91 8700.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
  • <4> Map: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap.
  • <5> Article in monograph: Gathercole, C.. 2003. English Heritage Extensive Urban Survey: An Archaeological Assessment of Dulverton. The Somerset Urban Archaeological Survey. English Heritage. P.11, 12.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 33276

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9056 2804 (185m by 41m) (Estimated from sources)
Map sheet SS92NW
Civil Parish DULVERTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

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Record last edited

Dec 10 2012 12:34PM

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