MSO7116 - Bronze Age burial cairn north of Lanacombe I (Monument)

Summary

A Bronze Age burial cairn, visible as a moss covered stony mound measuring 5 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high, with an irregular depression in the summit.

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Protected Status

Full Description

Centred at SS 7810 4284 is a prehistoric cairn. It is 5 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high, and consists of a grass and moss covered stony mound. The summit of the mound has an irregular depression 1.3 metres by 1.0 metres and 0.2 metres deep. Surveyed at 1:2500 scale. [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XY Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 27 June 1995. [Mapped feature: #47231 ]
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1042754, Extant 26 May 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12424
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE147
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1042754
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 35620

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 7810 4284 (point)
Map sheet SS74SE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 26 2021 8:39AM

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