MSO6257 - Disputed Bronze Age burial cairns on Dunkery Hill (Monument)
Summary
Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record caveat document.
Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 9222 4285 and SS 9233 4291. Marks on aerial photographs. [1] SS 9212 4287; SS 9217 4290; SS 9222 4288. Possible cairns, plotted from aerial photographs. [2] The marks shown on aerial photographs are not cairns. Surface water has washed soil down the hillside and this has caused patches of more luxuriant vegetation. [3] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [4]
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SEM8092 Map: Ordnance Survey. Various. Annotated corrections on Ordnance Survey map. As specified. Correction 6 inch (L V Grinsell, undated).
- <2>XY SMO4067 Aerial photograph: Aerial photograph reference number . (RAF CPE/UK/1980/3231-2. [Mapped features: #46638 ; #46639 ; #46640 ]
- <3> SMO7319 Unpublished document: PITCHER, GHP. 1960s. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 18 June 1965.
- <4> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 37002, Extant 24 May 2022.
External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=37002 (Pastscape entry: 37002)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10449
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SW16
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 37002
- Somerset SMR PRN: 19429
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 9217 4288 (100m by 30m) (3 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS94SW |
| Civil Parish | WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
May 24 2022 9:40AM
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