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A Detailed Investigation of a Forgotten Mound on Brean Down
M Calrissian
On the easternmost tip of Brean Down, Somerset, there lies a roughly circular mound of unidentified provenance. Set far apart from the prehistoric barrows and cairns that dot Brean Down's peaks, this mound has received little attention and only the most cursory archaeological investigation until now. Given that this mound lies outside of the scheduled area it was prudent to conduct a detailed investigate to ensure that appropriate protection was afforded to it. This study seeks to determine the origin and purpose of the mound, and in doing so assess its significance as a heritage asset. By combining a desk based assessment with non-intrusive and intrusive fieldwork, this study sought to reassess previous interpretations of the mound. Having considered alternative interpretations, this dissertation will argue that the evidence suggests that the mound in question is an artificial rabbit warren, dating from the post-medieval period.
2015
BREAN DOWN STEPS INSTALLATION ARCHAEOLOGICAL WATCHING BRIEF 10-11 JANUARY 2017
Nick Hanks
This watching brief records the observations made by Nick Hanks MA ACifA, during the installation of railway sleepers as additional steps at the lower end of a flight of concrete steps across the most archaeologically sensitive area of Brean Down. This area has suffered from erosion due to this being the main visitor access on to the down. Nick Hanks was acting for the National Trust in a voluntary capacity observing the limited excavation of material on the 10th January 2017 prior to installing the steps. All the material that was exposed or removed by the contractors (Guy Manning Countryside Services) was either sterile sand devoid of archaeological material, or material previously placed here by the National Trust to deal with the erosion.
2017
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