MSO8745 - Bronze Age burial cairn east of Old Barrow (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 8425 3247 . A prehistoric barrow is visible as a circular turf covered mound measuring 13.9 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high. It has suffered from disturbance on its northern side from robbing. There is also a hollow 3.1 metres by 1.6 metres by 0.4 metres deep at its centre. [1] SS 84262 32488. A low, grass covered, stony mound, 13.9 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high, lies on the east side of Old Barrow Down, close to the enclosure bank. A hollow in the centre, 3 metres long, 1.1 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep, may be the result of an unrecorded antiquarian excavation or robbing of stone for the nearby enclosure bank. This is a prehistoric funerary cairn, part of the Bronze Age ceremonial landscape on the summits of Old Barrow Down and Hawkridge Plain. [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 SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R..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, 7 April 1995.
- <2>XY SEM8544 Report: Riley, H.. 2018. Archaeological walkover survey: Halscombe Allotment, Humber's Ball, Hawkridge Plain & Old Barrow Down, Withypool & Hawkridge, Exmoor. Hazel Riley. HWH17013, p6-7. [Mapped feature: #44475 Burial cairn, HWH17013]
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1052130, Extant 2 February 2022.
External Links (2)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1052130 (Pastscape entry: 1052130)
- http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/35545 (Somerset HER entry: 35545)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12356
- Local List Status (Candidate)
- Mires Feature Reference (Monument) (Halscombe etc): HWH17013
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW41
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1052130
- Somerset SMR PRN: 35545
Location
Grid reference | SS 8426 3248 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS83SW |
Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Historic Parish | HAWKRIDGE |
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Record last edited
Feb 2 2022 3:01PM
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