MEM24453 - Mare Pool Cross at Hawkridge Cross (Building)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
The sign post was visited in June 2017 as part of the Exmoor Signpost Project 2017-8. It has a pyramidal finial inscribed with "S C C". The fingers below read: HAWKRIDGE 3/4 WITHYPOOL 3 / NORTH MOLTON 7 1/2 EAST ANSTEY 5 / DULVERTON 5 The location collar states the name MARE POOL CROSS. The post reads SOMERSET SHELDON WELLS. N.B. The signpost is located at Hawkridge Cross. The Mare Pool was a dew pond in the field behind the post (MSO12575), which has been filled in. [1] The location of the signpost has been mapped in the HER using 2018 Ordnance Survey MasterMap data. [2]
Sources/Archives (3)
- --- SEM341473 Unpublished document: Exmoor National Park Authority. 2024. Exmoor Local Heritage List assessed by the Panel on 21 February 2024.
- <1> SEM8519 Unpublished document: Various. 2017-8. Exmoor and West Somerset Main Signpost Survey. WH4.
- <2>XY SEM8545 Map: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap. [Mapped feature: #44951 ]
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Other Statuses/References
- Local Heritage List Status (Unassessed)
- Signpost Project 2017-8 (D, ?F): WH4
Location
| Grid reference | SS 2851 131e (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS21SE |
| Civil Parish | WITHYPOOL AND HAWKRIDGE, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Related Events/Activities (1)
Record last edited
Mar 4 2024 5:35PM
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