Clearance Cairn, above Henner's Combe, North Hill, Holnicote Estate

Record ID:  115516 / MNA167629
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  Holnicote Estate; South West
Civil Parish:  Selworthy; West Somerset; Somerset
Grid Reference:  SS 9212 4870
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Summary

A possible modern stony mound or clearance cairn, probably from agricultural clearance, located southwest of West Myne. Appears to have been mistaken for a Second World War feature, though it is not visible on 1946 aerial photographs.

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Monument Types

  • CLEARANCE CAIRN (Modern - 1901 AD to 2050 AD)

Description

A stony mound, probably from agricultural clearance, southwest of West Myne, possibly mistaken for a World War II site in the Somerset SMR.
Condition: good. [1]

Th stony mound was not visible on historical aerial photographs (including those from 1946), viewed as part of the Severn Estuary RCZAS mapping project, which further suggests a more recent clearance mound or modern dump. Further information, sources and photograph references are available in the Exmoor National Park HER record MSO8093. [2]

References

  • SNA69539 - Collection: Exmoor National Park Authority. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record (HER). MSO8093.

  • SZN48220 - Unpublished document: Isabel Richardson. 2001. Holnicote Estate Archaeological Survey, Somerset. 115516. [Mapped feature: #181002 ]

Designations

None Recorded

Other Statuses and References

  • HER/SMR Reference (External): MSO8093 Exmoor National Park HER

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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