MSO11259 - Modern clearance cairn on Orchard Bottom (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (2)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
SS 820411. A low, flat topped, probably robbed cairn was recorded at Orchard Bottom 65.0 metres down slope from the standing stone (MSO11260). Built of medium sized stones, 13 metres in diameter and 0.3 metres high. [1,2] Very doubtful. [3] Centred at SS 8204 4015 in an improved pasture field, is an amorphous, subrectangular, stony spread measuring 10.2 metres by 6.5 metres, and 0.3 metres high. It is most likely to be a modern clearance cairn similar to other features in the immediate vicinity. [4] The grid reference in [4] should presumably be SS 8204 4115. [5] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [6]
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1>XY SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. R McDonnell, 1981. [Mapped feature: #46152 ]
- <2> SSO856 Article in serial: Burrow, I., Minnitt, S. and Murless, B.. 1982. Somerset Archaeology 1981. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 126. 69-91. 62.
- <3> SSO1821 Article in serial: Quinell, NV. 1987. quoted in Grinsell, LV "Somerset Barrows: revisions 1971-87". Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 131. 22.
- <4> SMO7329 Unpublished document: Wilson-North, R.. Field Investigators Comments. RCHME Field Investigation, 13 December 1995.
- <5>XY SMO5308 Verbal communication: Various. Various. Oral Information. Chris Webster, Somerset HER, 9 September 2002. [Mapped feature: #46152 ]
- <6> SEM7987 Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36312, Extant 13 July 2021.
External Links (1)
- https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36312 (Pastscape entry: 36312)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO6738
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 84 SW53
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36312
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33600
Location
| Grid reference | SS 8204 4115 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS84SW |
| Civil Parish | EXFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Jul 13 2021 1:32PM
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