MEM25586 - Bronze Age cairn on Exford common (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A small circular mound was identified during a walkover survey in 2024 [1]. The mound is located on the east side of an un-named combe to the south of Embercombe Water. Little surface stone is now visible as the mound is largely covered with bracken, turf and heather. It is c. 4.5m in diameter and in places is 1m in height. The mound was interpreted as a likely Bronze Age burial mound with a later function as a possible waymarking cairn as it is placed in close proximity to the nearby holloways (MEM25587).
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SEM341496 Report: Riley H. 2024. Archaeological walkover survey: Exford Common, Exford and Luccombe, Exmoor National Park. South West Peatland Partnership. EEC24008. [Mapped feature: #48469 Small mound, likely a cairn, ]
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Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Location
Grid reference | SS 8552 4144 (point) |
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Map sheet | SS84SE |
Civil Parish | EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Sep 11 2024 1:21PM
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