MSO11644 - Possible post-medieval tree ring enclosure at Withiel Hill (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A low circular bank and shallow ditch suggesting a tree ring enclosure was noted on aerial photographs. [1,2] Within area of rig and furrow (MMO806). [3] Nothing is visible on the ground at the National Grid Reference cited. [4] Two separate surveys of this area (Brendon Hills NMP and Exmoor NMP) reviewed of all aerial photographs in the NMR (including those cited in [1]), the HER and at the Exmoor National Park Authority. Neither survey identified the feature described by [1]. [5,6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SSO708 Survey: Western Archaeological Trust. 1980s. Exmoor Aerial Photograph Survey. SS9935E.
- <2> SSO289 Aerial photograph: 1947. LHL CPE/UK/1980. 3333.
- <3> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. E Dennison, Somerset County Council, 17 May 1984.
- <4> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 7 July 1998.
- <5> SMO7525 Archive: Small, F.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS 93 NE. AF1133887. Fiona Small, May 1998.
- <6> SMO7327 Archive: Toms, K.T.. 2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 93 NE. Katherine Toms, June 2009.
- <7> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1128235, Extant 26 April 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1128235 (Original Monarch entry: 1128235)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8356
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE79
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1128235
- Somerset SMR PRN: 34145
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 9990 3558 (31m by 30m) |
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Map sheet | SS93NE |
Civil Parish | TREBOROUGH, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 26 2022 1:01PM
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