Western Common

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Western Common

North Molton: on Fyldon Hill Sheep penned waiting for attention to their hooves near Span Head. Looking east-south-east — North Molton: on Fyldon Hill Credit: Martin Bodman

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.114225/-3.8169628 or Grid Reference SS7236. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

North Molton: on Fyldon Hill Sheep penned waiting for attention to their hooves near Span Head. Looking east-south-east

North Molton: on Fyldon Hill

Sheep penned waiting for attention to their hooves near Span Head. Looking east-south-east

North Molton: on Fyldon Common Looking south to Fyldon Wood and Deercombe Wood. In the distance Long Wood, a plantation, stands on the southern edge of the Mole valley

North Molton: on Fyldon Common

Looking south to Fyldon Wood and Deercombe Wood. In the distance Long Wood, a plantation, stands on the southern edge of the Mole valley

High Bray: above Sherracombe Ford Looking east-north-east. Sherracombe Ford is Exmoor’s earliest known iron ore smelting site. Mounds of slag remain and radiocarbon dating here suggests Roman activity. [Source: Hazel Riley and Robert Wilson-North. The Field Archaeology of Exmoor. English Heritage, 2001]

High Bray: above Sherracombe Ford

Looking east-north-east. Sherracombe Ford is Exmoor’s earliest known iron ore smelting site. Mounds of slag remain and radiocarbon dating here suggests Roman activity. [Source: Hazel Riley and Robert Wilson-North. The Field Archaeology of Exmoor. English Heritage, 2001]

High Bray: towards Sherracombe Ford Beyond the second gate, on the roughly level area of grass and bracken by the side of the wooded stream is an ironworking site. Smelting was carried out on three identifiable working platforms. Mounds of slag remain and radiocarbon dating here suggests Roman activity. An archaeological investigation was carried out at the beginning of this century. [Part source: Hazel Riley and Robert Wilson-North. The Field Archaeology of Exmoor. English Heritage, 2001]. Looking east

High Bray: towards Sherracombe Ford

Beyond the second gate, on the roughly level area of grass and bracken by the side of the wooded stream is an ironworking site. Smelting was carried out on three identifiable working platforms. Mounds of slag remain and radiocarbon dating here suggests Roman activity. An archaeological investigation was carried out at the beginning of this century. [Part source: Hazel Riley and Robert Wilson-North. The Field Archaeology of Exmoor. English Heritage, 2001]. Looking east

High Bray: near Sherracombe Ford Plantations have been felled and new roads constructed to access the timber. Looking south east

High Bray: near Sherracombe Ford

Plantations have been felled and new roads constructed to access the timber. Looking south east

High Bray: logging at Sherracombe Plantations have been felled and new roads, each side if the valley, constructed to access the timber. Looking west-south-west

High Bray: logging at Sherracombe

Plantations have been felled and new roads, each side if the valley, constructed to access the timber. Looking west-south-west

High Bray: Sherracombe Lane Between Sherracombe Ford and Sherracombe Cross. This is now designated a public footpath to Whitefield. Looking east south east

High Bray: Sherracombe Lane

Between Sherracombe Ford and Sherracombe Cross. This is now designated a public footpath to Whitefield. Looking east south east

Exmoor: on Hangley Cleave Looking north-north-west towards Kinsford from the top of one of the ‘Two Barrows’ which is just inside the Somerset border with Devon

Exmoor: on Hangley Cleave

Looking north-north-west towards Kinsford from the top of one of the ‘Two Barrows’ which is just inside the Somerset border with Devon

Exmoor: Kinsford Gate Cross Looking east-south-east. The road ahead leads to Sandyway Cross and is the boundary between Somerset and Devon

Exmoor: Kinsford Gate Cross

Looking east-south-east. The road ahead leads to Sandyway Cross and is the boundary between Somerset and Devon

North Molton: towards Setta Barrow Looking north-north-west from North Twitchen. Setta Barrow stands on the skyline beyond the square, above the line of trees on the right

North Molton: towards Setta Barrow

Looking north-north-west from North Twitchen. Setta Barrow stands on the skyline beyond the square, above the line of trees on the right

High Bray: Bray Common Looking west-north-west. Bideford Bay and the coast to Hartland can be seen at this point if not in this shot

High Bray: Bray Common

Looking west-north-west. Bideford Bay and the coast to Hartland can be seen at this point if not in this shot

North Molton: Span Head Water course on Fyldon Common

North Molton: Span Head

Water course on Fyldon Common

North Molton: track to Bentwitchen Looking south west below Span Head

North Molton: track to Bentwitchen

Looking south west below Span Head

North Molton: towards Lyddicombe Bottom With Fyldon Hill to the left. Seen from the tree-lined track that runs from Span Head to Bentwitchen

North Molton: towards Lyddicombe Bottom

With Fyldon Hill to the left. Seen from the tree-lined track that runs from Span Head to Bentwitchen

North Molton: on Fyldon Common Looking south-south-west towards Lyddicombe Bottom

North Molton: on Fyldon Common

Looking south-south-west towards Lyddicombe Bottom

North Molton: above Span Head Looking south-south-west towards Lyddicombe Bottom

North Molton: above Span Head

Looking south-south-west towards Lyddicombe Bottom

Exmoor by Kinsford Looking west towards Five Burrows Hill.

Exmoor by Kinsford

Looking west towards Five Burrows Hill.

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Kinsford Water One of the feeder streams for the Barle-Exe river system.

Kinsford Water

One of the feeder streams for the Barle-Exe river system.

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Western Common is located at Grid Ref: SS7236 (Lat: 51.114225, Lng: -3.8169628)

Administrative County: Devon

District: North Devon

Police Authority: Devon and Cornwall

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Located within 500m of 51.114225,-3.8169628

Ele: 493

Natural: peak

Source: NPE

Lat/Long: 51.1167062/-3.812267

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