MSO8758 - Neolithic peat exposure on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)

Summary

A peat face averaging 1.3 metres deep, within a shallow combe on Halscombe Allotment. A tree trunk from the lower part of the face has been dated to the mid 4th Millennium BC.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

Peat face within shallow combe on Halscombe Allotment averaging 1.3 metres deep. Within the lower part of the peat face are pieces of organic material; small branches from 0.015 metres to 0.05 metres in diameter which are eroding rapidly. At the foot of the peat face and now lying on the modern ground surface is a tree trunk 6.2 metres long which may also have eroded from the peat. The tree has been dated to 3635-3360 Calibrated BC, and is oak. [1] This record was included in gazetteer of known sites that preserve wood macro-fossils on Exmoor. [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> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 11 May 1995.
  • <2> Report: Fyfe, R., Davies, H., Hazell, Z., Pelling, R. and Smith, D.. 2013. The age and structure of Exmoor's past woodland. p. 5.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1052295, Extant 2 February 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO12366
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 83 SW64
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1052295
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 35555

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 8193 3344 (point) Surveyed
Map sheet SS83SW
Civil Parish WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Feb 2 2022 3:37PM

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