MSO11748 - Bronze Age round barrow southwest of Portford Bridge (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Barrow at SS 828 342 c.4 metres diameter, 1.25 metres high with exterior ditch and bank on south and southeast. Disturbed on east side. [1] National Grid Reference corrected to SS 8299 3411. Prehistoric cairn measuring 11 metres in diameter. It has been extensively robbed and survives as a stony rim of material. A central, sharply defined conical mound 4.2 metres in diameter and 0.6 metres high may represent residual cairn material, but is more likely to a be a later dump associated with agricultural improvement. [3] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SSO1055 Unpublished document: Eardley Wilmot, H. 00.08.80. H Eardley-Wilmot to Somerset County Council 00.08.80 - discovery.
- <2> SSO1057 Unpublished document: Eardley Wilmot, H. 04.07.82. H Eardley-Wilmot to Somerset County Council 04.07.82 - site visit.
- <3>XY SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 4 February 1995. [Mapped feature: #47181 ]
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1052146, Extant 2 February 2022.
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Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8751
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW48
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1052146
- Somerset SMR PRN: 34316
Location
Grid reference | SS 8299 3411 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS83SW |
Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Feb 2 2022 3:13PM
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