More information : A series of irregularly shaped features of probable modern date can be seen on aerial photographs of the 1940s, on the northern side of Malmesmead Hill, centred on circa SS 78484679, Brendon parish. They appear to be very low features and may have no physical presence beyond surface scrapes or areas of flattened vegetation.
They are of unknown function but are probably related to the military training area which operated across substantial areas of Exmoor during Second World War, including Brendon Common (UID 1002147). Munitions testing is known to have taken place in this area, as evidenced by numerous small craters visible on aerial photographs, but they may have been caused by particular military activity such as chemical weapons testing. The pattern of marks may indicate a common point of origin to the north-east. Similar marks can be seen approximately 250 metres to the south-west (UID ????). (1)
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