MSO7497 - Bronze Age burial cairn on Croydon Hill (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The Ordnance Survey 1st edition 25 inch mapping of 1888 (sheet Somerset 47.5) shows a circular stony area at SS 9750 3976. [1] The cairn also shows on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey map. [2] At SS 9750 3976 is a prehistoric cairn. It comprises a subcircular stony spread varying between 10.5 metres and 14 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high. It lies in a commercial forestry plantation and has been severely damaged by tree ridging. The ridges are 1.2 metres wide and 0.4 metres deep and run southwest to northeast across the site. Some small trees are growing on the monument. [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> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1854-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. 1888, Somerset 47.5.
- <2> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. County Series; 2nd Edition (1st Revision) 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SMO5111 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Field Investigators Comment. R Wilson-North and H Riley, RCHME Field Investigation, 28 August 1998.
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1159338, Extant 26 April 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1159338 (Original Monarch entry: 1159338)
Other Statuses/References
- Crown Land
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10078
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE94
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1159338
- Somerset SMR PRN: 13915
Location
Grid reference | SS 9749 3976 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS93NE |
Civil Parish | LUXBOROUGH, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 26 2022 2:32PM
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