MEM15625 - Earthwork bank and ditch at Cloutsham Ball (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
A length of earthwork bank and ditch at Cloutsham Ball is approximately 18 paces long and aligned east to west. The earthwork is about 0.5 metres high up to 9 paces wide. The ditch or depression is roughly rectangular with steep sides circa 1.5 metres deep, measuring 14 paces long and 7 wide. It has been suggested the earthwork could be the remains of a quarry but that the location may mitigate against this interpretation. [1]
Sources/Archives (2)
- <3> SEM6878 Report: McDonnell, R.R.J.. 1994. Horner Wood: Report on the Preliminary Archaeological Field Assessment of Two Sample Areas. P.5-6; 23.
- <4> SEM7353 Monograph: Cannell, J.. 2005. The Archaeology of Woodland Exploitation in the Greater Exmoor Area in the Historic Period. Archaeopress BAR British Series. P.109-131; 262.
Location
Grid reference | SS 898 436 (point) (Approximate) |
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Map sheet | SS84SE |
Civil Parish | LUCCOMBE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
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Other Statuses/References
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 115815
Record last edited
Aug 27 2014 10:37AM
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