MSO9205 - Probable clearance heap on Lype Hill (Monument)

Summary

An alleged Bronze Age barrow is more likely to be a clearance heap.

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Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

SS 9526 3697 approx. Cutcombe No 11. A bowl barrow 5 paces diameter and 0.5 feet high found by Grinsell and Charles Browne, 30 March 1962 on recently swaled heath. Other small mounds in vicinity are of uncertain origin and this may be a clearance heap. [1] This small mound, like others in the area, is probably not a barrow. [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 Article in serial: Grinsell, L V. 1969. Somerset barrows, part 1. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 113. 30. [Mapped feature: #47920 ]
  • <2> Unpublished document: PALMER, JP. Mid 1960s. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 26 August 1965.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36627, Extant 13 April 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO11164
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE12
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36627
  • Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33494

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 9526 3697 (point)
Map sheet SS93NE
Civil Parish CUTCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Apr 13 2022 12:28PM

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