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Historic Environment Review Scheduled Monument Condition Survey 2015 May 2 015 Scheduled Monuments are designated and legally Heritage) to bring any sites that are in a poor or deteriorating protected archaeological and historic sites of national state back into good condition. The survey will be importance. On Exmoor the scheduled sites range from the completed in 2015 and we will report on the results in the well-known Roman fortlets at Martinhoe Beacon and Old next review. We Burrow and prehistoric cairns on Dunkery to bridges, are looking for deserted settlements, tiny stone settings on the remote volunteers to moorland and even a pillbox. Every five years Exmoor help with future Historic E nvironment Review National Park undertakes a survey of the 200 Scheduled condition Monuments within the Park to monitor their condition. The surveys of sites can be under all kinds of pressure and suffer from a scheduled range of issues such as visitor or stock erosion and vehicle or monuments and vegetation damage or even just prevailing weather other significant conditions. The Park is contacting landowners to gain sites, if you are permission for access and following the survey aims to work interested please with the owners and Historic England (formerly English contact us. Packhorse Bridge at Allerford Coming up: Contact us: The Historic Environment Team are involved in a number of The Historic Environment Team is based in Exmoor National Park Authority’s offices: events occurring through 2015. For more information on the events and to find details of further events run by a Exmoor National Park Authority variety of organisations see Exmoor House Dulverton TA22 9HL. www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/enjoying/events Main switchboard: 01398 323665. July 20 Conservation Officer (Historic Environment) Simonsbath Sawmill Open Day. Shirley Blaylock Direct Line: 01398 322289 July 29 [email protected] Bogtasic, a family fun day in Simonsbath celebrating the special qualities of Exmoor’s moorlands with Sawmill Conservation Advisor (Historic Environment) Open Day. Catherine Dove Direct Line: 01398 322273 August 1 [email protected] Culbone Stone Open Day. Historic Environment Record enquiries can be made by Aug 29 emailing [email protected] The Big Bank Holiday Adventure on North Hill. Family Day of activities focussed on the WWII Radar Station and tank Further information about the projects in this review can training grounds on North Hill including a parade of be obtained from the Historic Environment team or from military vehicles. www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk September 10 Contributors to the Historic Environment Review: Simonsbath - a vanished mansion and its picturesque Conservation Manager gardens, see the results of recent research and Rob Wilson-North conservation on John Knight's unfinished picturesque MIRES Historic Environment Officer gardens in Ashcombe and on the former Simonsbath Lee Bray school buildings 2.00pm as part of Heritage Open Day. Exmoor Moorland Landscape Partnership Scheme September 12 Moorland Heritage Officer Castle in the Sky; the Radar Station on North Hill open Faye Balmond 11.00-13.00 for Heritage Open Day. In order to minimise the Historic Buildings Officer environmental impact of September 13 Nigel Pratt this publication, it has Simonsbath Sawmill open for Heritage Open Day. been printed locally by HER Assistant Toptown Printers Ltd. September 21 using vegetable based inks Sophie Thorogood on FSC® certified paper. Simonsbath Sawmill open day. October 19 Front cover: Dig Porlock Village with children from St Dubricius C of E First School, Porlock. Simonsbath sawmill Open Day. November 14 You can also download a PDF version of this publication 15th Exmoor Archaeology Forum, a day of presentations from www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/Whats-Special/ highlighting recent archaeological work. history/publications 12 Historic Environment Review 2014 Welcome to our review of work in Changing coasts The Exmoor Archaeology Forum 2014 Exmoor has a wealth of historic sites along its coast; in the For 14 years Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA) has staged archaeology and the historic environment enthusiasm of the members of these groups, inshore area, on the foreshore, adjacent to the coast and an annual archaeological conference. Last year it was held at across Exmoor in 2014. We’ve seen more turning out in all weathers and producing first further inland including on the cliff tops. The National Park Filleigh Village Hall on 27 September. It was well attended and community activity than ever particularly class work which is really adding to our has identified a need to understand what historic features superbly organised. Rob Wilson-North (ENPA) outlined are present, what the potential risks to these are and how archaeological work before 1954 and achievements during the with Dig Porlock Village and the Longstone knowledge of Exmoor. Conservation and the sites might be affected by coastal change. sixty years of the National Park. A recurring theme was Exmoor’s Landscape Project. Volunteers are also recording work on buildings, earthwork sites This work began by looking at the existing records in the relative neglect compared with Dartmoor and only from the participating in major projects such as the and landscapes continues and we see work Historic Environment Record (HER), evaluating what we 1980s has this been redressed. Rob was too modest to mention already know about sites along the coastline. In 2014 the his own role in much of this, but we should be grateful to Rob Exmoor Mires Project which continues to begin on a number of projects extending into historic Tithe Maps and Ordnance Survey maps were and his predecessor Veryan Heal, that sixty years on from its produce exciting new results. We’ve been 2015. We hope you enjoy this new review and consulted, with new records created and existing records foundation, we are now well informed about the archaeology and landscape history of Exmoor National Park. hugely impressed with the endurance and enjoy exploring Exmoor’s wonderful past. updated with additional information. This programme Faye Balmond (ENPA) and Linda Blanchard (Parracombe of enhancement Archaeological and Historical Society)talked about the revealed Longstone Landscape Project on Challacombe and Porlock Bay (now in the Porlock Visitor Centre), a prehistoric information Parracombe Commons. This is community archaeology at Explore Exmoor’s Past on the HER website saddle quern found near Landacre Bridge and a Mesolithic Last year saw the launch of our new website, Exmoor’s Past, about everyday its best in a well-known area of Exmoor. The community hammer stone found near Horsen. which provides access to the information held on the life, access, water archaeology theme was taken up by Shirley Blaylock (ENPA) National Park’s Historic Environment Record (HER). The Under the Resources section are a variety of useful weblinks to management, who gave a summary of the ‘Dig Porlock’ project. website is proving popular and contains a wealth of heritage organisations both in the local area and nationwide. industry, coastal Rob Wilson-North outlined John Knight’s vision for the information relating to Exmoor’s archaeology and historic You can also view information on the supporting reference exploitation, transformation of his 1820 purchase, the former Royal buildings, together with details of other resources available. collection held by the HER, such as reports that can be safety on the Forest of Exmoor, with a ‘picturesque’ landscape at its heart The website can be accessed at www.exmoorher.co.uk. accessed online through the Archaeology Data Service coast, coastal in Simonsbath. Rob explored the evidence for the Here you can search for information using the Simple, website archaeologydataservice.ac.uk and books, journals, change, tourism development of a garden that Knight had started to create Advanced and Map searching tools (a Search Help page is reports and photographs in the HER. These can be viewed by and recreation. in Ashcombe, near Simonsbath House. appointment by contacting our offices in Dulverton on 01398 also available here to explain the search criteria used). You Well known sites The Exmoor Mires Project assesses the impact of proposed 322273 or by e-mail at [email protected]. can also read a variety of articles on different aspects of such as the mire restoration on the archaeology and uses this to guide Exmoor’s heritage in the Subject section, which includes Roman fortlet at work as well as investigating what is found. Using case studies, summaries of different time periods, heritage features and Martinhoe Lee Bray (ENPA) showed how poorly known areas had rich cultural heritage associations and different projects and Iron Age loan box added to Beacon sit archaeology. Preventing the peat from drying out by strategic research studies undertaken across the National Park. In the prehistoric teaching resources alongside new blocking of 19th and 20th century ditches contributes to the A fascinating and free educational resource now exists past year articles on the Mesolithic period on Exmoor and on records showing protection of organic material of archaeological significance. enabling a very ‘hands-on’ approach to finding out about Exmoor’s bridges have been added to the site. the Hazel Riley showed how place-names, map, documentary Exmoor’s prehistoric past. Three loan boxes of handling Aerial photo of Martinhoe Beacon and North development of and field evidence revealed a complex network
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