MDE20549 - Undated oval enclosure northeast of Parracombe Lane Head (Monument)

Summary

A low, broad, ploughed out bank showing partly as a soil mark and suggesting part of an oval enclosure was noted on aerial photographs.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

A low, broad, ploughed out bank showing partly as a soil mark and suggesting part of an oval enclosure was noted on aerial photographs. [1,2] This site falls on fairly steep west facing slopes now under regularly ploughed pasture fields. There is no trace of this alleged enclosure. [3] These feature appears from the aerial photographs [1] to possibly be a semi-natural. [4] The features on the aerial photograph transcription created by McDonnell (SEM7406) cross those recorded in MMO1806. It is not clear to what extent these features relate to each other. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1980.4089 (April 1947).
  • <2>XY Unpublished document: McDonnell, R.. 1980. Gazetteer of Sites in the Exmoor National Park Identified through Aerial Photography. SS6745B. [Mapped feature: #46768 SS6745B]
  • <3> Unpublished document: Sainsbury, I.S.S. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 21 July 1993.
  • <4> Archive: Winton, H.. 1999. RCHME: Parracombe Project, Devon. AF1301153. Helen Winton, 20 December 1999.
  • <5> Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. Catherine Dove, 27 October 2020.
  • <6> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 915497, Extant 2 November 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Devon SMR Monument ID: 17935
  • Devon SMR: SS64NE/49
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MDE11220
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 64 NE56
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 915497

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 6748 4566 (140m by 201m)
Map sheet SS64NE
Civil Parish PARRACOMBE, NORTH DEVON, DEVON

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Record last edited

Nov 2 2021 12:00PM

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