MSO6982 - 19th Century prospecting pit overlooking Hoaroak Water (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Small circular mound with enclosing ditch and a small mined depression in an area of lighter vegetation. [1] SS 7494 4282. Situated in rough grassland at the top of steep slopes, about 415 metres above Ordnance Datum, overlooking the Hoaroak Water is an excavated hollow (about 4 metres in diameter and 1 metre deep) with a spoil heap forming a turf covered earth and stone mound (about 6 metres in diameter and 1.3 metres high) on its north side. Its purpose is not clear but it appears to be relatively modern. There are exploratory mineral trials and small quarried areas nearby at SS7433 4303 (MSO7125) worked in the period 1857-58 and this may be a contemporary trial pit. Surveyed at 1:2500. [2] This site is mentioned in the 2013 report by Hazel Riley, a field survey and synthesis of previous projects in the Hoaroak Valley, funded by the Exmoor Moorland Landscape Partnership Scheme. This was interpreted as a trial pit. [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> SSO708 Survey: Western Archaeological Trust. 1980s. Exmoor Aerial Photograph Survey. 7442.
- <2>XY SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 3 May 1995. [Mapped feature: #46718 ]
- <3> SEM8028 Report: Riley, H.. 2013. Hoaroak Valley: Historic landscape survey and analysis. 35.
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 895567, Extant 13 January 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=895567 (Pastscape entry: 895567)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10979
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SW71
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 895567
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33118
Location
Grid reference | SS 7494 4282 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS74SW |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Jan 13 2022 12:30PM
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