MSO7647 - Alleged undated square enclosure on North Hill (Non-antiquity)

Summary

An alleged square enclosure, noted on aerial photographs taken in 1971, is probably a misinterpretation of post-medieval field banks.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

Full Description

Large low banks forming a square enclosure with a curved bank were visible on an aerial photograph of 1971. [1-3] At the National Grid Reference cited (SS 9390 4805), which falls on a knoll on the eastern side of Grexy Combe, are field boundaries representing attempts to enclose and farm the knoll, probably in the post-medieval period. There is no trace of an enclosure, and it is likely that several of the field boundaries have been misinterpreted. [4] The banks referred to above [1-4] are visible on aerial photographs. The banks centred at SS 9396 4804 are likely to be field boundaries recorded as MSO7627. [2,5-6]

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Aerial photograph reference number . SCPD HSL.UK. 71-177 Run 93 8736 (September 1971).
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Aerial photograph reference number . 106G.UK 1655 4008 (July 1946).
  • <3>XY Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS9348D. [Mapped feature: #46816 SS9348D]
  • <4> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 26 February 1998.
  • <5> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Oblique Aerial Photograph. NMR SS 9447/2/196-197 (SF1459) (3 May 1979).
  • <6> Archive: Severn Estuary Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment: SS 94 NW. MD000133.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO687
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11448
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 NW40
  • National Park
  • National Trust HER Record: MNA167507
  • Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 1119095
  • Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33822

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9390 4806 (88m by 94m) (Estimated from sources)
Map sheet SS94NW
Civil Parish MINEHEAD WITHOUT, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Nov 18 2020 3:53PM

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