MEM23218 - Possible prehistoric clearance cairn on Lanacombe (Monument)

A possible prehistoric clearance cairn was noted during field investigation in 2013. The feature was seen as an oval mound with stone detectable below the surface. The feature coincides with a well defined vegetation change.

As part of the Exmoor Mires Project, Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service were contracted to undertake a non-intrustive walkover survey of the proposed mire restoration area on Lanacombe, which included this site. Visible was a clearance cairn, seen as an oval mound measuring 3.5 metres by 1.5 metres and up to 0.15 metres high, with stone detectable below the vegetation cover. [1] The Historic Environment Officer for the Exmoor Mires Project undertook a non-intrustive walkover survey of the proposed mire restoration area on Lanacombe, which included this site. Noted was an oval mound 3.5 by 1.5 metres and up to 0.15 metres high, with stone detectable below the surface. The feature coincides with a well defined vegetation change and is possibly a prehistoric clearance cairn, but may also have a natural origin. [2]