MEM24210 - Medieval or post-medieval peat cuttings on Humber's Ball (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 82679 32970. An area of irregular hollows on the southwest side of Humber's Ball represents the remains of disused turbary. A typical cutting is a subrectangular hollow, 4 metres north to south, 2.5 metres east to west and 0.4 metres deep. The peat cuttings are very different to those in the Royal Forest around Simonsbath which date from the 19th and 20th Centuries and may well represent medieval and early post-medieval turbaries, worked by the farms which border the former open moorland. [1]
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1>XY SEM8544 Report: Riley, H.. 2018. Archaeological walkover survey: Halscombe Allotments, Humber's Ball, Hawkridge Plain & Old Barrow Down, Withypool & Hawkridge, Exmoor. HWH17059, p15. [Mapped features: #44515 Peat cuttings, HWH17059; #44516 Peat cuttings, HWH17059]
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- Mires Feature Reference (Monument) (Halscombe etc): HWH17059
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 8263 3304 (376m by 203m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS83SW |
| Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
| Historic Parish | HAWKRIDGE |
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Record last edited
Nov 21 2018 4:24PM
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