Field boundary above Henner's Combe, North Hill, Holnicote Estate

Record ID:  115521 / MNA167634
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  Holnicote Estate; South West
Civil Parish:  Minehead Without; West Somerset; Somerset
Grid Reference:  SS 9179 4851
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Summary

A probable Post Medieval field boundary which measures 30m length. Is defined by a bank on the rough ground of the west side of Henner’s Combe, it has been cut by a quarry at its east end.

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Monument Types

  • FIELD BOUNDARY (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Description

A 30m length of bank on the rough ground of the west side of Henner’s Combe, it has been cut by a quarry at its east end.. It seems to be part of an attempt to enclose rough pasture to improve it. Condition: fair. [1]

The probable Post Medieal field boundary 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 MSO7679. [2]

References

  • SNA69539 - Collection: Exmoor National Park Authority. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record (HER). MSO7679.

  • SZN48220 - Unpublished document: Isabel Richardson. 2001. Holnicote Estate Archaeological Survey, Somerset. [Mapped feature: #180837 ]

Designations

None Recorded

Other Statuses and References

  • HER/SMR Reference (External): MSO7679 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