Site Event/Activity record EEM14733 - 2017: WS - Halscombe Allotment, Humber's Ball, Hawkridge Plain and Old Barrow Down, MIRES Project
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hazel Riley
Date
October/November 2017
Description
A walkover survey of land on Halscombe Allotment, Humber’s Ball, Hawkridge Plain and Old Barrow Down, southwest of Withypool, Exmoor, was carried out in October and November 2017 in advance of mire restoration to be carried out by the Exmoor Mires Partnership. The work was carried out in order to characterise, quantify and locate known and unknown heritage assets within the defined survey areas. Several previously unrecorded heritage assets were located, including several Bronze Age cairns on Old Barrow Down.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEM8544 Report: Riley, H.. 2018. Archaeological walkover survey: Halscombe Allotment, Humber's Ball, Hawkridge Plain & Old Barrow Down, Withypool & Hawkridge, Exmoor. Hazel Riley.
Location
| Location | Halscombe Allotment, Humber's Ball, Hawkridge Plain and Old Barrow Down; Hawkridge |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SS 8275 3323 (3035m by 2474m) |
| Map sheet | SS83SW |
| Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Related Monuments/Buildings (57)
- MSO8745 Bronze Age burial cairn east of Old Barrow (Monument)
- MSO8757 Bronze Age burial cairn east of Willingford Farm (Monument)
- MEM24181 Bronze Age burial cairn on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24206 Bronze Age burial cairn on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24187 Bronze Age burial cairn on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24189 Bronze Age burial cairn south of Old Barrow Plantation (Monument)
- MEM24203 Bronze Age burial cairn south of Old Barrow Plantation (Monument)
- MEM24190 Bronze Age burial cairn southeast of Old Barrow Plantation (Monument)
- MSO11734 Bronze Age round barrow on Humbers Ball (Monument)
- MEM24186 Medieval and post-medieval peat cuttings on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MMO3179 Medieval and post-medieval routeways around Upper Willingford Corner (Monument)
- MEM24218 Medieval hollow way northeast of Upper Willingford Corner (Monument)
- MMO3182 Medieval or post-medieval field system on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MMO515 Medieval or post-medieval field system on Humbers Ball (Monument)
- MMO3185 Medieval or post-medieval field system on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MMO3201 Medieval or post-medieval peat cutting from Withypool Common to Humbers Ball (Monument)
- MEM24208 Medieval or post-medieval peat cuttings on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24210 Medieval or post-medieval peat cuttings on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MMO3184 Medieval or post-medieval ridge and furrow on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MMO3183 Medieval or post-medieval routeway on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24194 Possible building remains on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24221 Possible post-medieval drainage ditch on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24175 Post-medieval clearance cairn in southwest corner of Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24176 Post-medieval clearance cairn in southwest corner of Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24200 Post-medieval clearance cairn on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24201 Post-medieval clearance cairn on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24195 Post-medieval clearance cairn on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24196 Post-medieval clearance cairn on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24197 Post-medieval clearance cairn on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24178 Post-medieval clearance cairn within rectangular enclosure on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24179 Post-medieval clearance cairn within rectangular enclosure on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24213 Post-medieval drainage ditch on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24214 Post-medieval drainage ditch on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24215 Post-medieval drainage ditch on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24204 Post-medieval drainage ditch on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24207 Post-medieval drainage ditch on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24220 Post-medieval drainage ditch on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24212 Post-medieval drainage ditches on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24199 Post-medieval drainage ditches on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24209 Post-medieval drainage ditches on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24193 Post-medieval drainage ditches on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MMO3203 Post-medieval drainage system on Humbers Ball and Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24183 Post-medieval extractive pit on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24191 Post-medieval extractive pit on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24180 Post-medieval extractive pit within rectangular enclosure on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24188 Post-medieval mound to the south of Old Barrow Plantation (Monument)
- MEM24192 Post-medieval peat stand on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24211 Post-medieval pond on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM23764 Post-medieval quarries on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24216 Post-medieval quarry on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24217 Post-medieval quarry on Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
- MEM24198 Post-medieval quarry on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24202 Post-medieval quarry on Hawkridge Plain (Monument)
- MEM24205 Post-medieval quarry on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24219 Post-medieval quarry on Humber's Ball (Monument)
- MEM24182 Post-medieval quarry on Old Barrow Down (Monument)
- MEM24177 Post-medieval rectangular enclosure in southwest corner of Halscombe Allotment (Monument)
Record last edited
Feb 2 2022 4:44PM