Observation post, Bossington Hill, Holnicote Estate

Record ID:  115526 / MNA167639
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  Holnicote Estate; South West
Civil Parish:  Minehead Without; West Somerset; Somerset
Grid Reference:  SS 9130 4824
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Summary

A Second World War observation post on Bossington Hill near the enclosed land that is part of West Myne Farm. It is part of the tank training range.

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Monument Types

  • OBSERVATION POST (Mid 20th C - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

An observation post on Bossington Hill near the enclosed land that is part of West Myne Farm.The mound is grass covered, 35m x 22m and 2m high, with concrete on the top which is the remains of the entrance, it was on the north side. This site is part of the tank training range and is related to the target railway at 115523. Condition: good. (1)

The Second World War observation post 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 MSO9601. (2)

References

  • SNA69539 - Collection: Exmoor National Park Authority. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record (HER). MSO9601. [Mapped feature: #180818 ]

  • SZN48220 - Unpublished document: Isabel Richardson. 2001. Holnicote Estate Archaeological Survey, Somerset.

Designations

None Recorded

Other Statuses and References

  • HER/SMR Reference (External): MSO9601 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

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