MSO8124 - Bronze Age burial cairn on Haddon Hill (Monument)
Summary
A circular Bronze Age burial cairn is visible as a well defined stony mound measuring 9.3 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres high.
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred at SS 97060 28522 is a prehistoric cairn. It measures 9.3 metres in diameter and is 0.5 metres high. It comprises a well defined, circular, stony mound, with a slight ditch 3 metres wide on the south side. Found during field reconnaissance and surveyed at 1:2500 scale, February 1998. [1,2] 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> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 24 February 1998.
- <2>XY SMO5799 Report: Wilson-North, R.. 1998. Haddon Hill, Brompton Regis, Somerset: An archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. RCHME. Figure 3, p 13. [Mapped feature: #46479 ]
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1132589, Extant 4 April 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1132589 (Original Monarch entry: 1132589)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12666
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 92 NE30
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1132589
- Somerset SMR PRN: 35879
Location
Grid reference | SS 97060 28522 (point) |
---|---|
Map sheet | SS92NE |
Civil Parish | SKILGATE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 4 2022 3:02PM
Feedback?
Your feedback is welcome. If you can provide any new information about this record, please contact us.