MSO6816 - Modern mound on Trout Hill (Monument)

Summary

A mound measuring 5 metres in diameter and 0.4 metres high, previously thought to be a Bronze Age barrow, may be a field clearance mound of modern origin.

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SS 7946 4317. There is a barrow 196 feet from the northwest angle of the triangle of standing stones (SS 7940 4321), on a bearing of 222 degrees. Sited from plan. See Illustrations Card. [1] Exmoor 25. No additional information. [2] Chanter is referring to a small mound 5 metres across and 0.4 metres high. It is not a barrow but probably a field clearance mound or a marker mound of comparatively modern origin. [4] No change. [4] SS 7945 4317. Exmoor 25. Bowl barrow listed as [1]. [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. [7]

Sources/Archives (7)

  • <1>XY Article in serial: Chanter, J.F. and Worth, R.H.. 1906. The Rude Stone Monuments of Exmoor and its Borders. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 38. II, pp 538-552. 542. [Mapped feature: #47218 ]
  • <2> Article in serial: Grinsell, L.V.. 1969. Somerset Barrows. Part I: West and South. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 113.
  • <3> Unpublished document: PALMER, JP. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F1, 7 July 1965.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Fletcher, M.J.. Field Investigators Comments. Ordnance Survey visit, F2, 3 February 1975.
  • <5> Article in serial: Grinsell, L.V.. 1969. Somerset Barrows, Part 1: West and South. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Nat. 113. p33.
  • <6> Report: McDonnell, R.. 1985. Recommendations for the Management of Archaeological Sites in the Exmoor National Park at Warren, Pinford, Tom's Hill and Hayes Allotment. 48 (site 28).
  • <7> Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 35201, Extant 11 May 2021.

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Other Statuses/References

  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10901
  • Local List Status (Unassessed)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 74 SE2
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 35201
  • Somerset SMR PRN (Somerset): 33040

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Grid reference SS 7945 4317 (point) (Estimated from sources)
Map sheet SS74SE
Civil Parish EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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May 11 2021 2:42PM

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