MSO6729 - 20th Century clearance cairn south of Larkbarrow (Monument)

SS 8211 4122 Cairn? [1] This is an extremely doubtful cairn and is not listed by Grinsell [2]. It is a grass covered, angular, patch of stones 0.2 metres high and 7.0 metres across to which stones from recent field clearance have been added. It is close to the corner of a 19th Century field and may be the residue of material collected to build the field wall, or the remains of a crude contemporary shelter. [3] A modern clearance cairn, comprising an irregular heap of stones adjacent to a field wall. It was made by the farmer (Mr Edwards, Westermill Farm, Exford), who remembers dumping the stones there. It may have been built during the removal of field banks in this area. [4] This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]