MSO6933 - Post-medieval quarries around Westgate Plantation (Monument)
Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
Full Description
Earthworks are noted in this area. [1] No features were identified during field investigation in 1995. [2] There is nothing in the Somerset Historic Environment Record files or in the Exmoor aerial photograph survey to indicate the origin of this site. [3] The features identified may have been the remains of nearby quarries, which are visible in the area on the 1st and 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps. [4-7]
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SSO1 Unpublished document: Somerset County Council. Various. Somerset HER parish files - Exmoor records. 33095.
- <2> SMO5111 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Field Investigators Comment. 1995, NMR site SS 73 NW 14.
- <3> SEM8675 Verbal communication: Various. 1900-. Somerset County Council / South West Heritage Trust staff comments. Chris Webster, SMR Officer, April 1998.
- <4> SEM7987 Archive: English Heritage. National Monuments Record / AMIE / Monarch / National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry - viewable via Pastscape. 1099574.
- <5>XY SEM6703 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1868-1901. County Series; 1st Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500. [Mapped feature: #40755 Extent of quarries, ]
- <6> SEM7190 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-1907. County Series, 2nd Edition 25 Inch Map. 1:2500.
- <7> SEM8630 Verbal communication: Various. 1993-. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Team staff comments. Sophie Thorogood, 23 October 2013.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SS 7654 3931 (140m by 209m) |
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Map sheet | SS73NE |
Civil Parish | EXMOOR, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
Finds (0)
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External Links (1)
- http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1099574 (Original Monarch entry: 1099574)
Other Statuses/References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO10956
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 73 NE14
- Pastscape HOBID (was Monarch UID): 1099574
- Somerset SMR PRN: 33095
Record last edited
Mar 10 2021 2:05PM
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