MSO7381 - Bronze Age barrow on Tarr Ball Hill (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A mound is depicted at SS 8692 4414, but not described, on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map of 1890. It is sited in a strip of moorland between two pasture fields. The strip has now been incorporated into the pasture but the mound remains. It is 12 metres in diameter, 0.7 metres high, with no surrounding ditch, and is comprised of earth and small stones, overgrown with turf. Its shape, size and situation on the northern end of Tarr Ball Hill indicate an unexcavated round barrow. [1,2] A mound on Tar Ball Hill at circa SS 8693 4414, visible on aerial photographs as a low earthwork, may be a barrow of possible Bronze Age date. Just over 12 metres in diameter, it may be part of a small funerary group with three or more similarly sized mounds approximately 200 metres to the southwest. Possible evidence for a surrounding ditch is visible on aerial photographs of 1973. [3-6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SMO7320 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N.V.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, F1, 13 August 1987.
- <2> SMO6274 Collection: Pattison, P., Quinnell, N.V., Fletcher, M. and Sainsbury, I.. 1987-1988. RCHME: Exmoor Pilot Survey, SS 84 SE, Somerset.
- <3> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1890.
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF 543/2821 F66 0154-5 (27 April 1964).
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/79013 256 (17 April 1973).
- <6>XY SMO7568 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 84 SE. MD002185. [Mapped feature: #41586 ]
- <7> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36167, Extant 15 March 2022.
External Links (1)
- www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36167 (Original Monarch entry: 36167)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO168
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10180
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SE83
- National Park
- National Trust HER Record
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36167
- Somerset SMR PRN: 15377
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 8693 4414 (15m by 14m) |
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Map sheet | SS84SE |
Civil Parish | LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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Record last edited
Mar 15 2022 2:33PM
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