MSO12274 - Undated trackway on Staddon Hill (Monument)
Summary
A trackway is recorded in this location that remained in use to the post-medieval period.
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Traces of a road crossing part of Staddon Hill from below the earthwork to Lincombe. Believed to still have been in occasional use fifty or sixty years before 1889. [1] The routeway is not shown on the 25 inch 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map, nor on the Tithe Map for Winsford. [2,3]
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1>XY SSO1268 Article in serial: Howes, Rev. J.G. 1889. Notes on Exford. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeology and Natural History Society. 35. 2. 40. [Mapped feature: #34370 ]
- <2> SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <3> SSO710 Map: 1839. Winsford Tithe Map and Apportionment.
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Other Statuses/References
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Park: Exmoor National Park
- Somerset SMR PRN: 35343
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SS 8744 3747 (576m by 148m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SS83NE |
| Civil Parish | WINSFORD, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Record last edited
Sep 21 2021 2:23PM
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