site of Ammunition Store, Selworthy Beacon, Holnicote Estate

Record ID:  115536 / MNA167651
Record type:  Monument
Protected Status: None Recorded
NT Property:  Holnicote Estate; South West
Civil Parish:  Selworthy; West Somerset; Somerset
Grid Reference:  SS 9192 4775
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Summary

A rectangular hollow lies just north of Hill Road with Selworthy Beacon (115482) almost directly to the north. It is possibly the site of a Second World War ammunition store.

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Monument Types

  • AMMUNITION STORE (Mid 20th C - 1940 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

A rectangular hollow lies just north of Hill Road with Selworthy Beacon (115482) almost directly to the north.It is 20m x 5m and 1.3m deep. It may be the remains of a World War II building associated with the tank training ranges along North Hill. Condition: good. [1]

Possible site of Second World War ammunition store. A structure was visible on historical aerial photographs at this location, viewed as part of the Severn Estuary RCZAS mapping project. Further information, sources and photograph references are available in the Exmoor National Park HER record MSO8106. [2]

References

  • SNA69539 - Collection: Exmoor National Park Authority. Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record (HER). MSO8106. [Mapped feature: #180860 ]

  • SZN48220 - Unpublished document: Isabel Richardson. 2001.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

Designations

None Recorded

Other Statuses and References

  • HER/SMR Reference (External): MSO8106 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

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