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Monument Number 194703
Hob Uid: 194703
Location : Somerset Mendip Rodney Stoke
Grid Ref : ST4880051700
Summary : Deserted Medieval Hamlet with assocated Field System and possibly earlier Field System of Iron Age or Roman date.
More information : [Centred ST 488 517] 'Celtic baulks and lynchets'(1-2) A series of large fields formed by low but well defined banks. Almost certainly medieval and associated with a small medieval farmstead site at ST 48885160; unexcavated but surveyed by Bristol Arch. Research Group in 1964. Of minor archaeological significance. (3) 'Pre-medieval' (ie 'Celtic') fields in the area St 489516. Slight, under pasture. (4) ST 488517. Well preserved remains of a deserted Medieval hamlet situated on a sloping field now used for pasture. The foundations of a rectangular stone-built building, and several rectilinear outhouses can be seen. To the west, a small square field is visible and the remains of a larger field system. Scheduled. (5) Field system and associated Medieval hamlet/farmstead well defined on air photographs. (6) This site was recorded during the Mendip Hills AONB NMP project. (8)

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Source details : Corr &" (A.T. Wicks. undtd).
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Source details : AP. (RAF 3G/TUD/U.K 19, 5188-9, Jan. 46)
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Source details : F1 NVQ 23-MAR-66
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Source details : West Air Photography BU 1747/7
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Source details : DOE (IAM) Rec Form 23.5.77
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Source details : APs (RAF 541/540 3115-6 1.6.50)
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : The aggregate landscape of Somerset: predicting the archaeological resource: archaeological aerial survey in the Central Mendip Hills
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Field System
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Field System
Evidence : Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Deserted Settlement, Field System
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : SO 492
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 45 SE 46
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1966-03-23
End Date : 1966-03-23

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 194703