MSO6973 - Bronze Age burial cairn west of Hoar Tor (Monument)

Summary

A possible Bronze Age burial cairn is visible as a low mound measuring 3.8 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres high. No kerb is apparent.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

SS 7583 4301. The remains of a probable cairn situated about 410 metres above Ordnance Datum on the western slopes of Hoar Tor above the Farley Water. It is evident as a low turf covered mound, 3.8 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres is maximum height; it is best preserved around the northwest where the edge is well defined. No kerb is apparent. In its prominent isolated position this is most probably the remains of a sepulchral cairn. [1] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [2]

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 20 January 1992. [Mapped feature: #46496 ]
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 890386, Extant 26 May 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12403
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE104
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 890386
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 35599

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 7583 4301 (point)
Map sheet SS74SE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 26 2021 12:30PM

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