MEM22494 - Possible holloway of unknown date on Spooners (Monument)
Summary
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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. A relatively well defined linear depression orientated northeast to southwest at 90 degrees to the slope was noted. It is up to c. 10 metres wide and is 0.3 metres deep. It is best interpreted as a holloway of unknown date. [1]
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEM7995 Report: Bray, L.S.. 2013. Spooners, Exmoor: Results of Archaeological Walkover Surveys and Post Mire Restoration Monitoring. 18.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7784 3780 (98m by 102m) |
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Map sheet | SS73NE |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (1)
External Links (0)
Other Statuses/References
- Mires Feature Reference (Monument) (Spooners): ESP13(55)
Record last edited
Apr 14 2014 4:54PM
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