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Brewer's Castle

England

List entry 1021358

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1021358

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

0.59 hectares

Grid reference

SS 88314 29769

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

I am unable to locate reliable scholarly information about a site specifically designated as "Brewer's Castle" in Somerset with the NHLE reference number 1021358. Without access to verified historical documentation about this particular monument, I cannot provide an accurate description of its date, physical character, or historical significance. To obtain dependable information about this site, I would recommend consulting the official National Heritage List for England entry directly, or contacting Somerset County Council's archaeology or conservation services, who maintain records of local monuments.

Brewer's Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021358. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Brewer's Castle?

I am unable to locate reliable scholarly information about a site specifically designated as "Brewer's Castle" in Somerset with the NHLE reference number 1021358.

Who is responsible for protecting Brewer's Castle?

Brewer's Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1021358.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brewer's Castle?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow on East Anstey Common (1.5 km), Two round barrows on West Anstey Common (2.9 km), Oldberry Castle (3 km).

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Battlefields

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Domesday

The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow on East Anstey Common

1.5 km

Two round barrows on West Anstey Common

Bowl barrow 110m south east of Smallacombe Farm

5.8 km

Bury Castle

6.2 km

Bowl barrow 320m east of New Moor Cross

6.4 km

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brewer's Castle

Brewer's Castle stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Brewer's Castle

ExeterRoman town · ~23.2 miles

Domesday entry for Ashway, Somerset →

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