More information : SS 7739 3924. A series of hollow ways in Birch Cleave Wood. They commence in the south at SS 7735 3917 and curve northwards uphill, some 50m parallel to and south of the modern B3223 road, terminating about SS 7790 3940. They appear mainly as a series of scarps, up to 1.5m high, cut into the gentle west and north-facing slopes. The area as well as being deciduous woodland is traversed by footpaths and old forestry vehicle tracks and is heavily covered in undergrowth, especially at the northern end. (Note: Only the first 170m of the southern end have been surveyed.) (1-2)
The hollow ways described above were difficult to see on aerial photographs examined as part of the Exmoor National Park National Mapping Project in 2008, due to their location in dense woodland. However, they are visible as scarps and possible sunken tracks on a photograph taken in 1996 (3). |