MMO3690 - Possible Bronze Age cairn north of The Incline (Monument)

Summary

A small circular mound is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947 as an earthwork. It may be the remains of a Bronze Age cairn.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A small circular mound is visible on aerial photographs as an earthwork north east of Broadfield Wood, Old Cleeve. Located at approximately ST 0307 3559, the low mound measures some 12 metres in diameter, but may have been spread and reduced by ploughing. Its location on a broad hillcrest overlooking a valley is typical of prehistoric funerary monuments, and the mound may be the remains of a prehistoric, possibly Bronze Age cairn. Further survey is required. [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 3141-42 (23 January 1947).
  • <2> Archive: Toms, K.. 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: ST 03 NW. MD002177.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1499562, Extant 30 May 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: ST 03 NW117
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1499562

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred ST 0307 3559 (21m by 21m) Aerial Survey
Map sheet ST03NW
Civil Parish OLD CLEEVE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 30 2022 11:05PM

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