MSO6729 - 20th Century clearance cairn south of Larkbarrow (Monument)

Summary

A clearance cairn was constructed during the removal of field boundaries by the farmer who owned the land in the 1990s.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

SS 8211 4122 Cairn? [1] This is an extremely doubtful cairn and is not listed by Grinsell [2]. It is a grass covered, angular, patch of stones 0.2 metres high and 7.0 metres across to which stones from recent field clearance have been added. It is close to the corner of a 19th Century field and may be the residue of material collected to build the field wall, or the remains of a crude contemporary shelter. [3] A modern clearance cairn, comprising an irregular heap of stones adjacent to a field wall. It was made by the farmer (Mr Edwards, Westermill Farm, Exford), who remembers dumping the stones there. It may have been built during the removal of field banks in this area. [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>XY Map: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Map Collection Reference . Correction, 6 inch (L.V. Grinsell undated). [Mapped feature: #47364 ]
  • <2> Article in serial: Grinsell, L.V.. 1969. Somerset Barrows, Part 1: West and South. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Nat. 113.
  • <3> Unpublished document: PITCHER, GHP. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, 28 June 1965.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 13 December 1995.
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36225, Extant 12 July 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11258
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SW9
  • National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36225
  • Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33599

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 8211 4122 (point)
Map sheet SS84SW
Civil Parish EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jul 12 2021 8:07PM

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