MSO12687 - World War Two mortar position on Hadborough (Monument)

Summary

A World War Two mortar position is visible as a flat bottomed pit surrounded by a sharp bank, measuring overall 6.2 metres in diameter and 0.5 metres deep.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Centred at SS 96069 28591 is a circular hollow, which is best interpreted as a World War Two mortar position. It is 6.2 metres in diameter, and comprises a vertical sided, flat bottomed pit 0.5 metres deep and 3.3 metress lip to lip. It is surrounded by a sharp bank 0.2 metres high. Surveyed using GPS as part of the RCHME Exmoor Survey. [1,2] This feature is visible on aerial photographs. [3,4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Report: Wilson-North, R.. 1998. Haddon Hill, Brompton Regis, Somerset: An archaeological survey by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. RCHME.
  • <2> Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Various. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 24 February 1998.
  • <3> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR MAL/68013 0194-5 (28 March 1968).
  • <4> Collection: Dyer, C. and Winton, H.. 1998. RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS92NE.
  • <5> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1132584, Extant 4 April 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO947
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO8990
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 92 NE29
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1132584
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 35900

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Grid reference Centred SS 9606 2859 (13m by 14m)
Map sheet SS92NE
Civil Parish BROMPTON REGIS, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Apr 4 2022 3:01PM

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