Site Event/Activity record EEM14754 - 2018: DBA; TS - Glenthorne Estate (England Coast Path)
Technique(s)
Organisation
Hazel Riley
Date
June 2018
Description
An archaeological survey along the proposed route of the new England Coast Path through the Glenthorne Estate on Exmoor recorded a number of structures associated with the 19th Century designed landscape around Glenthorne House. These include terraced walks with viewpoints, an ornamental gateway, a pinetum with original specimen trees, an icehouse and the remains of a previously unrecorded bath house. The route was surveyed in May 2018.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEM8598 Report: Riley, H.. 2018. Archaeological survey at Glenthorne in Countisbury, Devon and Oare, Somerset.
Location
| Location | Glenthorne Estate, Oare and Countisbury |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | Centred SS 7933 4951 (1847m by 630m) |
| Map sheet | SS74NE |
| Civil Parish | COUNTISBURY, NORTH DEVON, DEVON |
| Civil Parish | OARE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- MEM24550 19th Century footbridge in Yenworthy Combe (Building)
- MSO7775 19th Century icehouse at Glenthorne (Building)
- MEM24546 19th Century pinetum at Glenthorne (Monument)
- MEM24548 19th Century terraced walk west of Stag's Head Wood (Monument)
- MEM24547 Glenthorne Designed Landscape (Monument)
- MEM24549 Post-medieval enclosures southeast of Glenthorne House (Monument)
- MEM22839 Post-medieval pond or reservoir in Manor Wood (Monument)
- MSO12168 Whitebloom Linhay, Oare (Building)
Child/subsequent Site Events/Activities (1)
- EEM14935 2021: DBA; WS - Glenthorne
Record last edited
Aug 11 2021 9:17AM