MSO8641 - Medieval lynchets south of Moor Barn (Monument)

Summary

A series of four, possibly five, lynchets or field boundaries are visible as earthworks in aerial photographs taken in 1976. They most likely date to the medieval period.

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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> Aerial photograph: 1947. LHL CPE/UK/1980. 3287.
  • <2> Aerial photograph: Meridian Air Maps. 1981. Infrared False Colour Aerial Photography. 4945.
  • <3> Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. ST0039A.
  • <4> Aerial photograph: September 19. HSL.UK.71-177 Run 99. 9645.
  • <5> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. MAL 76067 180-82 (4 August 1976).
  • <6>XY Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: ST 03 NW. MD002177. [Mapped feature: #39778 ]

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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

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ST 0021 3907 (231m by 308m)
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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