MSO12592 - Post-medieval adit north of Stone (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 8651 3892. Unnamed mine in Exford parish - trial adit 100 yards north of Stone. Mineral and date not known. [1] SS 86512 38924. Cut into the steep bank on the north side of Stone Lane track some 130 metres north-northeast of Stone House and about 335 metres above Ordnance Datum, is a well preserved adit 2.2 metres high and 1.2 metres wide. It runs north-northwestwards into the hill and has been blocked by a brick wall about 8 metres in from the opening. Spoil from the adit may have been dumped in the field to the immediate south of the lane. The annotation `Adit' appears at this location on the 1888 Ordnance Survey map [2], although the adit is not depicted until the 1903 revision [3]. [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] The adit is depicted and labelled on the 2021 MasterMap data. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDE3410 Report: Claughton, P. F.. 1993. A List of Mines in North Devon and West Somerset. p155.
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1888, Somerset 46(5).
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1903, Somerset 46(5).
- <4> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 21 February 1996.
- <5> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1091744, Extant 21 September 2021.
- <6>XY SEM340794 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap data. 1:2,500. [Mapped feature: #47544 ]
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Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO6794
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 NE73
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1091744
- Somerset SMR PRN: 35800
Location
Grid reference | SS 8651 3892 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS83NE |
Civil Parish | EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Sep 21 2021 11:57AM
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