MEM22108 - Medieval field boundary at Dunster Deer Park (Monument)

Summary

A low stony bank may be the remains of a former field boundary.

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FIELD BOUNDARY? (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD (Possible))

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A low stoney bank visible on aerial photographs from the 1940s. It is 3 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. It is possibly a pre-emparkment field boundary. [1,2]

Sources/Archives (2)

<1> SEM7865 Report: Colson Stone. 2011. Dunster Deer Park: Outline landscape and archaeological evaluation. P. 21 and Figure 26..
<2> SEM6707 Aerial photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 -1948. Vertical Aerial Photography.

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Grid reference	Centred SS 9934 4201 (18m by 105m) (Aerial survey)
Map sheet	SS94SE
Civil Parish	CARHAMPTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Mar 3 2020 3:29PM

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