MSO8747 - Bronze Age burial cairn on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A cairn on the southwest facing slope of Halscombe Allotment consists of a flat topped stony mound measuring 5.4 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high. [1] No evidence of a cairn can be seen on aerial photographs of this area. However, military training activities of Second World War date took place on Halscombe and evidence for this can be seen as earthworks on aerial photographs of the 1940s. Several low mounds or surface disturbances pertaining to this activity have been transcribed less than 10 metres to the south of the recorded location of this possible cairn. It must be considered possible, if perhaps unlikely, that the military remains have been mistaken for an earlier monument. [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>XY SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 14 April 1995. [Mapped feature: #43400 ]
- <2> SMO7580 Archive: 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 83 SW. MD002197. Cain Hegarty, Exmooor National Park NMP Survey, 5 March 2009.
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1052133, Extant 12 October 2021.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1052133 (Pastscape entry: 1052133)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO513
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12358
- Local List Status (Candidate)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW43
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1052133
- Somerset SMR PRN: 35547
Location
Grid reference | SS 8198 3383 (point) Surveyed |
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Map sheet | SS83SW |
Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Historic Parish | HAWKRIDGE |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
Record last edited
Oct 12 2021 2:31PM
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