MSO8641 - Medieval lynchets south of Moor Barn (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A flight of low lynchets south of Moor Barn were noted on aerial photographs. [1-4] A series of four, possibly five, lynchets or field boundaries are visible as earthworks south of Moor Barn. Centred at approximately ST 0019 3909, the slightly curvilinear lynchets extend northwest from a nearby boundary, covering an area of approximately 1.3 hectares. They vary in length from 28 to 95 metres, and are approximately 4 metres wide. At the northwestern end of the flight, the fifth lynchet is heavily fragmented and may be a natural feature. They most likely date to the medieval period. [5-6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SSO289 Aerial photograph: 1947. LHL CPE/UK/1980. 3287.
- <2> SSO200 Aerial photograph: Meridian Air Maps. 1981. Infrared False Colour Aerial Photography. 4945.
- <3> SEM7406 Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. ST0039A.
- <4> SSO262 Aerial photograph: September 19. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 99. 9645.
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. MAL 76067 180-82 (4 August 1976).
- <6>XY SMO7560 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: ST 03 NW. MD002177. [Mapped feature: #39778 ]
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=975111 (Original Monarch entry: 975111)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO425
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11717
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: ST 03 NW19
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 975111
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 34284
Location
Grid reference | Centred ST 0021 3907 (231m by 308m) |
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Map sheet | ST03NW |
Civil Parish | WITHYCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Jan 28 2020 11:32AM
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