MSO8661 - Possible Bronze Age cairn on Withycombe Common (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Centred at SS 98711 39264 is a stony spread adjacent to a modern commercial forestry plantation. The feature comprises an irregular lobe of angular and rounded stone, and has measurements of 18.5 metres by 7.1 metres and is 0.7 metres high. The function and date of the feature are unclear: it may be a badly mutilated prehistoric cairn or may be the direct result of clearance for the forestry plantation. Found during field reconnaissance and survyed with GPS. [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> SMO5111 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Field Investigators Comment. R Wilson-North, H Riley and L King, RCHME Field Investigation, 4 June 1998.
- <2> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1153116, Extant 26 April 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1153116 (Original Monarch entry: 1153116)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10076
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE92
- National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1153116
- Somerset SMR PRN: 13913
Location
Grid reference | SS 98710 39263 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS93NE |
Civil Parish | WITHYCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Apr 26 2022 2:24PM
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