MEM22491 - Undated stone on Spooners (Non-antiquity)

Summary

An isolated recumbent surface stone is located on the downslope side of a drainage ditch. This is most likely to have originated as spoil from the adjacent ditch.

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Type and Period (1)

Protected Status

  • None recorded

Full Description

The Historic Environment Officer for the Exmoor Mires Project undertook a non intrustive walkover survey of the proposed mire restoration area on Spooners, which included this site. An isolated recumbent surface stone was located on the downslope side of a drainage ditch. The visible portion measures 0.9 metres by 0.45 metres and it is most likely to have originated as spoil from the adjacent ditch, probably during the post-medieval period. [1]

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Report: Bray, L.S.. 2013. Spooners, Exmoor: Results of Archaeological Walkover Surveys and Post Mire Restoration Monitoring. 6, 19.

External Links (0)

Other Statuses/References

  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • Mires Feature Reference (Monument): ESP13(307)

Map

Location

Grid reference SS 7794 3730 (point) (Surveyed)
Map sheet SS73NE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

Mar 17 2021 2:33PM

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