Site Event/Activity record EEM14520 - 2012: WS - Burcombe and Wester Emmetts, Mires Project
Technique(s)
Organisation
Cornwall County Council, Historic Environment Service (Projects)
Date
January 2012
Description
A walkover survey was carried out on land at Burcombe and Wester Emmetts, Exmoor, in advance of proposed drainage ditch blocking works by the Exmoor Mires Project.
A total of 40 heritage assets were idenitified, the majority of which were associated with historic iron ore expolitation in the area. Other site types located included hollow ways, a variety of mounds and isolated stones Accurate locations were recorded for a small number of previously known sites to enhance the Historic Environment Record.
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SEM8121 Report: Kirkham, G. and Taylor, S.. 2012. Burcombe and Wester Emmetts, Exmoor: Archaeological Survey. Cornwall County Council Historic Environment Service (Projects).
- <2> SEM8196 Monograph: Bray, L. S.. 2015. The Past and The Peat: Archaeology and peatland restoration on Exmoor. Exmoor National Park Authority. 1st Edition.
- <3> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 1551107, Extant 23 November 2021.
Location
| Location | Burcombe and Wester Emmetts |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SS 7479 3804 (2120m by 1029m) (2 map features) |
| Map sheet | SS73NW |
| Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Related Monuments/Buildings (30)
- MEM23958 Medieval or post-medieval hollow way on Wester Emmetts (Monument)
- MEM23961 Medieval to post-medieval hollow way on Wester Emmetts (Monument)
- MEM23954 Possible post-medieval drainage ditch on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23950 Possible post-medieval mining activity on Burcombe (Monument)
- MMO2949 Possible post-medieval prospecting pit on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23942 Possible post-medieval prospecting pit on the eastern edge of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23951 Possible post-medieval trackways on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23949 Possible undated hollow way on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23937 Post-medieval bank on the eastern edge of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23938 Post-medieval bank on the eastern edge of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23939 Post-medieval bank on the eastern edge of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23945 Post-medieval culvert on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23943 Post-medieval drainage cut on the eastern edge of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23953 Post-medieval extractive pit on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23952 Post-medieval extractive pit on the eastern edge of Wester Emmetts (Monument)
- MEM23955 Post-medieval extractive pit on the eastern edge of Wester Emmetts (Monument)
- MEM23960 Post-medieval extractive pit on the western side of Wester Emmetts (Monument)
- MEM23936 Post-medieval mound on the eastern edge of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23944 Post-medieval openwork on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23946 Post-medieval pospecting work on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23940 Post-medieval prospecting cut on the eastern side of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23941 Post-medieval prospecting cut on the eastern side of Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23947 Post-medieval prospecting pit on Burcombe (Monument)
- MSO10348 Prehistoric standing stone on Horcombe (Monument)
- MSO6804 Roman Lode Ironworkings (Monument)
- MEM23948 Undated hollow way on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23957 Undated mound of unknown origin on Wester Emmetts (Monument)
- MEM25223 Undated mound on Burcombe (Monument)
- MEM23959 Undated mound on Wester Emmetts (Monument)
- MSO7144 Undated standing stone on Horcombe (Monument)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- EEM14668 2012: WS - Burcombe and Wester Emmetts, Mires Project
Record last edited
Jun 15 2022 3:34PM