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Wimble Toot

Hob Uid: 196316
Location :
Somerset
South Somerset
Babcary
Grid Ref : ST5604428004
Summary : A bowl barrow known as Wimble Toot. The barrow mound measures around 3 metres in diameter and 2.8 metres high. The surrounding ditch has become partly infilled over time but is still visible on the east side of the mound. A hollow in the centre of the barrow suggests past excavation.
More information : [ST 5605 2800] Wimble Toot [T1] Tumulus [GT] (1)

Situated at the point of a ridge on the E. bank of the tiny brook which turns into the Cary River. The condition of the earthwork [described as a Motte] is not good, the E. side retains a slight ditch; slight denudation reveals a dark loam. Dimensions 50' diam., 9' high. (2) Scheduled as a round barrow (3). (2-4)

The Wimble Toot is a flat topped tree covered mound with traces of a ditch to the N.W. and a well defined ditch to the S.E. It could be either a small motte or a large barrow, though from its appearance the latter seems more likely. Surveyed at 1:2500. (5)

ST 56042800. Bronze Age bowl barrow known as Wimble Toot. Scheduled. (6)

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Source details : O.S. 6" Prov. 1962
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Source details : C.J. King Aug. 1954 (Field Notes)
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Source details : List of Anc. Mon. Eng. & Wales 1960 (M.O.W.)
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Source details : F1 ANK 09-FEB-66
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Source details : F2 NVQ 13-JUN-75
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Source Number : 6
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Source details : EH Scheduling amendment, 10-JUL-1996
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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 : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 22071
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1015279
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 52 NE 5
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-02-09
End Date : 1966-02-09
Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-06-13
End Date : 1975-06-13