Summary
A small modern cairn on the site of Bossington Beacon, at the summit of Bossington Hill. Measures 6.4m by 4.7m and 0.5m high. May be on thee site of a possible Bronze Age burial cairn and post-medieval beacon.
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Monument Types
- CAIRN (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)
Description
A small modern cairn on the site of Bossington Beacon, at the summit of Bossington Hill.It is thought to be on the remnant of a prehistoric cairn, a mound is shown on the 1809 OS 1” map. Condition: good. [1]
The modren cairn (6.4m by 4.7m; 0.5m high) may on the site of a possible Bronze Age burial cairn and post-medieval beacon. It 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 MSO8025. [2]
References
- SNA69539 - Collection: Exmoor National Park Authority. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record (HER). MSO8025.
- SZN48220 - Unpublished document: Isabel Richardson. 2001. Holnicote Estate Archaeological Survey, Somerset.
Designations
None Recorded
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): MSO8025 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
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