Summary
A Bronze Age burial cairn on Bossington Hill, overlooking the Bristol Channel, about 12m in diameter by 0.9m high.
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Monument Types
- BURIAL CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2350 BC to 701 BC)
Description
A cairn on Bossington Hill, overlooking the Bristol Channel, about 12m in diameter by 0.9m high.There is a dip in the centre, suggesting it has been dug into in (possibly) the 19th century. The cairn lies within a medieval/post-medieval field system. Condition: good. [1]
The Bronze Age burial cairn was visible on aerial photographs and mapped as part of the Severn Estuary RCZAS mapping project. Further information, sources and photograph references are available in the Exmoor National Park HER record MSO8021. [2]
References
- SNA69539 - Collection: Exmoor National Park Authority. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record (HER). MSO8021.
- SZN48220 - Unpublished document: Isabel Richardson. 2001. Holnicote Estate Archaeological Survey, Somerset. [Mapped feature: #180845 ]
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): MSO8021 Exmoor National Park HER
- National Park (Exmoor)
Associated Events
- ENA3149 - Field Survey, Archaeological Survey of the Holnicote Estate 2001
- ENA10529 - Heritage Assessment, Severn Estuary Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: National Mapping Programme
Associated Finds
None Recorded
Related Records
None Recorded