MSO7730 - Two Bronze Age barrows on Yenworthy Common (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
SS 7973 4834 and SS 7976 4834 - Two small round barrows. [1] As above: they have now been robbed almost to ground level. See GP's AO/65/137/1 & 2. Surveyed at 1/2500. (Divorced). [2] SS 7975 4839 approx. Oare 13; SS 7978 4838 approx. Oare 14. Visited 20 May 1962 following a reported discovery. Each eight paces in diameter by one foot high, with hollow centres. [3] Two bowl barrows (A and B) lying on moorland northeast of New Road Gate. 'A' SS 7973 4837 Bowl barrow 8.0 metres in diameter by 0.3 metres high. 'B' SS 7976 4836 Bowl barrow 8.0 metres in diameter by 0.4 metres high. Both barrows have had their centres robbed by digging. Surveyed at 1:2500 on PFD. [4] (SS 7973 4837 and SS 7975 4836) Tumuli (NR). [5] Two barrows at SS 7973 4837 and SS 7975 4836 on the southwest facing slopes of Yenworthy Common. Both features are under dense heather, and their detailed form is not readily discernible. Neither appears to have been excavated. They are generally as described by source [4]. [6] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SMO5303 Map: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Map Collection Reference . Correction on 6 inch map, LV Grinsell, October 1962).
- <2> SMO7316 Unpublished document: PALMER, JP. Mid 1960s. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 1 July 1965.
- <3> SEM7674 Article in serial: Grinsell, L.V.. 1969. Somerset Barrows, Part 1: West and South. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Nat. 113. 37.
- <4> SMO5103 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Field Investigators Comments. PAS, 29 January 1975.
- <5> SEM7222 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1980. 1:10000 Map, 1980. 1:10000.
- <6>XY SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 12 April 1994. [Mapped features: #44245 Barrow A, 12 April 1994; #44246 Barrow B, 12 April 1994]
- <7> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35104, Extant 6 December 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=35104 (Pastscape entry: 35104)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11492
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11493
- Local List Status (Candidate)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 NE2
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35104
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33869
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33870
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7974 4836 (20m by 10m) (2 map features) |
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Map sheet | SS74NE |
Civil Parish | OARE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Dec 6 2021 10:00AM
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