MSO11357 - Possible undated circular enclosure on Wilmersham Common (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
A circular enclosure was seen on aerial photographs, with its southeast side cut by a trackway. [1,2] Not located during fieldwork. [3] The indicated area lies on a fairly steep northwest facing, heather covered moorland slope at c. 398 metres Ordnance Datum. No evidence of this cropmark was seen either on the ground or on available aerial photographs. The Western Archaeological Trust aerial photographs were not available for dimensioning the cropmark. [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> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS8542h.
- <2> SSO202 Aerial photograph: May 1977. ENP MAM IRFC. 13/102.
- <3> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. I Burrow, Somerset County Council, 3 May 1979.
- <4> SMO7308 Unpublished document: Fletcher, M.J.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, F1, 30 March 1987.
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36114, Extant 15 March 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36114 (Pastscape entry: 36114)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO7362
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SE55
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36114
- Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33713
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8587 4206 (78m by 77m) |
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Map sheet | SS84SE |
Civil Parish | LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 15 2022 10:33AM
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