MSO8855 - Bronze Age barrows at Sminhays Corner (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
ST 0130 3462. Brompton Regis 3. A bowl barrow 15 paces diameter and 1 foot high. Visited by Grinsell and Charles Browne 30th March 1962. Mound slightly stony. [1] A bowl barrow, 0.5 metres high at ST 0131 3460. See [7,8] - stereo pair. [2] Scheduled on 3 September 2002. [3] [ST 0131 3462] Tumulus (NR). [4] The Bronze Age bowl barrow described by [4] was seen as an earthwork and mapped from aerial photographs. To the northeast are the faint traces of a second bowl barrow, at ST 0133 3464, which measures roughly 10 metres in diameter. [5] A round barrow survives as a low earthen mound in improved pasture. It is circular and measures 14.5 m in diameter and is 0.4 m high. The second barrow observed by [5] cannot be seen on the ground. Field investigation as part of RCHME's East Exmoor Project. [6] The Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment of 2009 gave the original barrow a survival score of 0. [10] The site was surveyed in June 2015 as part of the 2015 Exmoor Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment. The Scheduled barrow was given a survival score of 0. [11]
Sources/Archives (11)
- <1> SSO1190 Article in serial: Ginsell, L V. 1969. Somerset Barrows, Part 1. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 113. P. 28.
- <2> SMO7316 Unpublished document: PALMER, JP. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, 6 August 1965.
- <3> SSO1145 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 25/9/2002. English Heritage to Somerset County Council.
- <4> SSO1456 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1977. 1:10,000 ST03SW.
- <5> SMO4068 Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1944 3145-3146 (23 January 1947).
- <6> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 12 March 1999.
- <7> SMO6672 Collection: RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, ST 03 SW.
- <8> SMO1440 Photograph: BARROW AT BROMPTON REGIS FROM SOUTH. OS65/F182/3. B/W. MICROFILM.
- <9> SMO1439 Photograph: BARROW AT BROMPTON REGIS FROM SOUTH. OS65/F182/4. B/W. MICROFILM.
- <10> SEM7402 Report: Bray, L.S.. 2010. Scheduled Monument Condition Assessment 2009, Exmoor National Park.
- <11> SEM8278 Report: Gent, T. and Manning, P.. 2015. Exmoor National Park Scheduled Monument Condition Survey 2015.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=188475 (Original Monarch entry: 188475)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO250
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11075
- Local List Status (No)
- National Monuments Record reference: ST 03 SW15
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 188475
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33372
Location
Grid reference | Centred ST 0130 3462 (34m by 24m) |
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Map sheet | ST03SW |
Civil Parish | BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Jan 26 2016 2:13PM
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