MEM25231 - Possible prehistoric field boundary on Little Buscombe (Monument)

As part of the Exmoor Mires Project, in 2013 Cornwall Council Historic Environment Service were contracted to undertake a non-intrusive walkover survey of the proposed mire restoration area on Lanacombe, which included this site. SS 77181 42075. A northwest to southeast aligned scarp or lynchet 20 metres long and up to 2 metres wide and 0.2 metres high which divides a markedly open grassy area from an area of dense rush growth downslope to the north. Stones are visible within the make-up of the bank. The feature may form part of a more extensive prehistoric field system. [1] The visit was followed by a further survey undertaken by The Historic Environment Officer for the Exmoor Mires Project. It was stated that the feature is very slight and, although it may be a remnant of a relict field system, it is unconvincing. [2]