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| Name: | Probable post-medieval or modern arboreal folly in Dunster Park |
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| ENPHER Monument Number: | MMO227 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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| Grid Reference: | SS 9983 4326 |
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| Parish: | CARHAMPTON, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET |
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Summary
A possible Bronze Age saucer barrow has been recorded as a shallow, circular depression, about 10 yards diameter. It is however more likely to be an arboreal folly as an elm tree formerly stood in the centre, surrounded by iron railings.
Monument Type(s):
Description
SS 9983 4326. A shallow, circular depression about 10 yards diameter lies on top of May Hill. It is possibly a saucer barrow, but there are no known barrows in the immediate vicinity. It may have been an arboreal folly to improve the view from Dunster Castle as an elm tree formerly stood in the centre, surrounded by iron railings. [1]
The circular depression referred to above [1] is not visible on the available aerial photography but the tree is visible as a circular copse measuring 13 metres in diameter. The copse or tree is gone on aerial photographs taken in 1993. [2-4]
This record was enhanced as part of the National Record of the Historic Environment to Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record data transfer project. [5]
<1> Dixon, J., 1980, Somerset Parish Survey 3: Carhampton, 19 (Article in serial). SSO1043.
<2> Various, Various, Vertical Aerial Photograph, RAF/CPE/UK/1980 4215-4216 (11 April 1947) (Aerial photograph). SMO4068.
<3> Various, Various, Vertical Aerial Photograph, NMR OS/93297 047-048 (16 August 1993) (Aerial photograph). SMO4068.
<4> Toms, K., 2007-2009, Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 94 SE (Archive). SMO7570.
<5> Historic England, Various, National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry, 36943, Extant 18 May 2022 (Digital archive). SEM7987.
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SSO1043 - Article in serial: Dixon, J.. 1980. Somerset Parish Survey 3: Carhampton. Proceedings of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society. 19. |
| [2] | SMO4068 - Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. RAF/CPE/UK/1980 4215-4216 (11 April 1947). |
| [3] | SMO4068 - Aerial photograph: Various. Various. Vertical Aerial Photograph. NMR OS/93297 047-048 (16 August 1993). |
| [4]XY | SMO7570 - Archive: Toms, K.. 2007-2009. Exmoor National Park NMP: SS 94 SE. MD002187. [Mapped feature: #39905 ] |
| [5] | SEM7987 - Digital archive: Historic England. Various. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE) entry. 36943, Extant 18 May 2022. |
Related records
| MSO9088 | Part of: Dunster Park, a post-medieval deer park (Monument) |
Other References
- Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO9090
- Local List Status (Unassessed)
- National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SE40
- NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 36943
- SHINE Candidate (Yes)
| Date Last Edited: | May 18 2022 2:14PM |
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