Summary
A triangular tank training circuit, with each side 140m long, it is set on open moorland between East Myne Farm and Combeshead. Part of the tank trainging range on North and Bossington Hills.
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Monument Types
- FIRING RANGE (Mid 20th C - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
A triangular tank training circuit, with each side 140m long, it is set on open moorland between East Myne Farm and Combeshead.It is one of three on North Hill. The roadways were built up and up to 6m wide. It is associated with the target railway about 550m away, east of East Myne. This is part of the World War II tank training range. Condition: good. [1]
The tank circuit was visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs and mapped as part of the Severn Estuary RCZAS mapping project (Source 2). Further information, sources and photograph references are available in the Exmoor National Park HER record MSO7678. [2-3]
References
- SNA69537 - Report: Crowther, S and Dickson, A. 2008. Severn Estuary Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey: National Mapping Programme. 1132199.
- SNA69539 - Collection: Exmoor National Park Authority. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record (HER). MSO7678.
- SZN48220 - Unpublished document: Isabel Richardson. 2001. Holnicote Estate Archaeological Survey, Somerset. 115520.
Designations
None Recorded
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): MSO7678 Exmoor National Park HER
- National Monuments Record Reference: 1132199 Legacy No: SS94NW140
- 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
- Part of: Tank Training Range, North Hill, Holnicote Estate (Monument) - 115467 / MNA167559