MSO7762 - Probable Bronze Age burial cairn on Yenworthy Common (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
SS 80664 48040. A cairn prominently situated at about 365 metres above Ordnance Datum on a gentle north facing slope in pasture. It is visible as a turf covered stony mound 8.5 metres in diameter and 0.2 metres to 0.8 metres high. An erosion hollow in the southeastern quadrant has exposed its content of consolidated small stones. The whole surface of the surrounding pasture field is strewn with similar small stones which are no impediment to ploughing. It is almost certainly a prehistoric burial cairn. [1] The cairn is depicted on modern MasterMap data. [2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SMO7324 Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 2 November 1995.
- <2>XY SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped feature: #44250 ]
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1107125, Extant 22 February 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1107125 (Pastscape entry: 1107125)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12723
- Local List Status (Candidate)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 NW34
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1107125
- Somerset SMR PRN: 57148
Location
Grid reference | SS 80664 48040 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS84NW |
Civil Parish | OARE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Feb 22 2022 4:36PM
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