MSO7600 - Possible World War Two rectangular platform on North Hill (Monument)

Centred at SS 94507 47346 is a rectangular area measuring 32 metres by 12.9 metres. It is cut into the ground surface by up to 0.3 metres. At its eastern end is an amorphous dump of material, presumably a spoil heap from the construction of the feature. The function of the site is unclear, but it is probably associated with World War Two military activity on North Hill (MMO627). Certainly its smoothed, graded form would suggest that it was created with heavy machinery. Found during field reconnaissance and surveyed at 1:2500 scale as part of RCHME fieldwork on the Exmoor National Park holding on North Hill. [1,2] The platform referred to above [1,2] is visible as a rectangular area of disturbed ground on the available aerial photography from tank training activity during the Second World War. [3,4] The platform is visible on the Royal Air Force aerial photographs taken in 1946-8 held by the HER. [5]