MSO8957 - Narrow ridge and furrow system on Withiel Hill (Monument)

Summary

An extensive system of narrow ridge and furrow of medieval or post-medieval date, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs taken in 1947.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

Full Description

Extensive system of narrow ridge and furrow on rough ground to the north of the dismantled West Somerset Mineral Railway (record LIN 103), SS 9923 3493. The majority of this field system is located on sheet SS 93 NE. The ridge and furrow cultivation lies within a banked field system described in record MMO806. [1,2] 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> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1944 3146-8 (23 January 1947).
  • <2>XY Collection: Dyer, C.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS93SE. [Mapped feature: #47923 ]
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1121392, Extant 19 April 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO763
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 SE90
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1121392

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9930 3548 (1731m by 1261m)
Map sheet SS93NE
Civil Parish BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Apr 19 2022 2:21PM

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