MSO7948 - Bronze Age burial cairn on Porlock Allotment (Monument)

Summary

A Bronze Age burial cairn on Porlock Allotment measures 4 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

Centred at SS 8420 4413 is a prehistoric cairn. It lies on open heather moorland and consists of a turf and stone mound 4 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high. Found during field reconnaissance and surveyed with GPS, August 1996. [1] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [2]

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1>XY Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 12 August 1996. [Mapped feature: #47307 ]
  • <2> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1072579, Extant 19 June 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10203
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SW145
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1072579
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 15651

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 8420 4413 (point)
Map sheet SS84SW
Civil Parish PORLOCK, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Jun 19 2021 10:58PM

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