MSO7502 - Trackway at Kenningham Hill Plantation (Monument)

Summary

Traces of a short length of trackway of unknown date, cutting through Kenningham Hill Plantation, is visible on aerial photographs taken in 1947.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

The traces of a short trackway of unknown date seen cutting through Kenningham Hill Plantation. It can be traced for 170 metres and appears to link up with a second trackway which is marked on the Ordnance Survey map. The trackway was seen as an earthwork and mapped from aerial photographs. [1,2] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [3]

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF CPE/UK/1944/4152 (23 January 1947).
  • <2> Collection: RCHME: Brendon Hills Mapping Project, SS93NE.
  • <3> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1166325, Extant 26 April 2022.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MMO1166
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 93 NE104
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 1166325

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 9543 3652 (point)
Map sheet SS93NE
Civil Parish LUXBOROUGH, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Apr 26 2022 2:59PM

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