MEM23390 - Flatpool Barrow (Monument)
Summary
Flatpool Barrow is depicted and named on Hawkridge Tithe Map in an area labelled Hawridge Common. It is not shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map or later editions.
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Flatpool Burrow is depicted as a mound and named on Hawkridge Tithe Map in an area labelled Hawridge Common, approimately 520 metres west of a similar depiction named Old Burrow. [1] It is not shown on the 1st or 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps or on modern MasterMap data, although Old Barrow is shown and the area is named as Old Barrow Down. [2-4] This barrow may be that extant at MSO11734, although this needs confirmation. [5]
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SSO213 Map: 1841. Hawkridge Tithe Map and Apportionment.
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <4> SEM8322 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap.
- <5> SEM8544 Report: Riley, H.. 2018. Archaeological walkover survey: Halscombe Allotments, Humber's Ball, Hawkridge Plain & Old Barrow Down, Withypool & Hawkridge, Exmoor. HWH17050, p14.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
Location
| Grid reference | SS 83579 32569 (point) (Historic mapping) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS83SW |
| Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
| Historic Parish | HAWKRIDGE |
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Record last edited
May 15 2018 1:34PM
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