MSO7624 - Alleged site of undated beacons on North Hill (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
SS 9332 4766. These rough earthworks surrounded by a broken boundary. They may be the bases of beacons referred to in Hancock. [1,2] No trace of these features could be found at the National Grid Reference cited. [3] The earthworks referred to above [1,2] cannot be clearly identified from the available aerial photography. Aerial photographs taken in 1946 show numerous tank tracks, mainly orientated from east to west. The later photography shows a possible rectangular enclosure centred at SS 9338 4766 but this is probably due to the earlier Second World War tank training (MSO7678). [4,5]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SSO1235 Monograph: Hancock, F. 1903. History of Minehead.
- <2>XY SSO1777 Article in serial: Osborn, B.. 1983. Parish surveys in Somerset five: Minehead Without. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 5. [Mapped feature: #46823 ]
- <3> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 26 Feb 1998.
- <4> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/106G/UK/1655 3012-3013 (11 July 1946).
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/541/544 3007-3008 (1 June 1950).
- <6> SMO7542 Archive: Severn Estuary Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment: SS 94 NW. MD000133.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=866772 (Original Monarch entry: 866772)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO280
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12426
- Local List Status (No)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 NW66
- National Park
- National Trust HER Record
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 866772
- Somerset SMR PRN: 35626
Location
Grid reference | SS 9332 4766 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS94NW |
Civil Parish | MINEHEAD WITHOUT, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Nov 25 2020 9:19AM
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