MSO7382 - Modern clearance cairn north of Whitburrow Wood (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
On a grass verge between a farm track and a hedgebank. It is 15 metres in diameter east to west, and 11.5 metres from north to south. Since the north side has been cut straight and parallel to the hedge 1.5 metres away. Otherwise the perimeter is quite circular save for a gap of 2.5 metres in the south, nearest the track. This gap seems to be the result of robbing since the interior of the cairn has been gutted leaving a ring bank 3 metres wide and 0.6 metres high. In isolation this would be accorded the status of a prehistoric cairn, but is almost certainly of relatively modern date. The hedgebank which backs it retains a field level at least 1.2 metres higher than the verge with a series of clearance heaps along the edge of the field. Although it is not prominent it is obvious to anyone approaching Woodcocks Ley, and must have been discounted by Grinsell in 1969 when recording a cairn to the west (MSO7355), and by Pitcher in 1965 when investigating a cairn site to the north (MSO7521). It is concluded that the cairn represents field clearance, possibly as late as 1939-45. [1,2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SMO7308 Unpublished document: Fletcher, M.J.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, F1, 9 September 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> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36184, Extant 16 March 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36184 (Original Monarch entry: 36184)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10008
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SE88
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36184
- Somerset SMR PRN: 13190
Location
Grid reference | SS 8746 4499 (point) |
---|---|
Map sheet | SS84SE |
Civil Parish | LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 16 2022 10:08AM
Feedback?
Your feedback is welcome. If you can provide any new information about this record, please contact us.