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Monument Number 189576
Hob Uid: 189576
Location : Somerset Somerset West and Taunton East Quantoxhead
Grid Ref : ST1336039630
Summary : A large Bronze Age burial cairn lies to the northeast of the summit of Black Ball Hill, on a small spur between Ladys Edge and Slaughterhouse Combe, at ST 13366 39632.
More information : [ST 1336 3963:] Cairn, 13 paces x 4 ft. (1,2) This feature, at ST 1336 3963, is a disturbed bowl barrow 0.7 m high (See GPs AO/65/123/3 & 4). Surveyed at 1/2500. (3) The possible Bronze Age round barrow, described above, is visible as earthworks on aerial photographs. It is visible as a mound with a diameter of 18m. It is situated on a north east facing slope of Black Ball Hill at 315m above OD. (4-5) A large Bronze Age burial cairn lies to the northeast of the summit of Black Ball Hill, on a small spur between Ladys Edge and Slaughterhouse Combe, at ST 13366 39632. The cairn comprises a stony, circular mound, 15m in diameter and 1.2m high. There is some disturbance on the top of the mound. It was recorded using differential GPS as part of the EH survey of the Quantock Hills AONB (6).

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Source details : W. Somerset Barrows MSs (L.V. Grinsell)
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Source details : A.T. Wicks, 1926
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Source details : F1 GHP 03-MAY-65
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Source details : RAF CPE/UK/1944 2124-6 23-JAN-1947
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : NMR OS/71169 0091-92 04-MAY-1971
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : Riley, H 2002 EH Field Investigation
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Bronze Age
Display Date : Bronze Age
Monument End Date : -700
Monument Start Date : -2600
Monument Type : Bowl Barrow
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Somerset)
External Cross Reference Number : 33242
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 13 NW 7
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-05-03
End Date : 1965-05-03

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1965-05-05
End Date : 1965-05-05

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 189576