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The timber trackways located 700 metres north-west of Coppice Gate Farm in Somerset are a Bronze Age and Iron Age monument representing evidence of ancient routeways across wetland terrain. These trackways, preserved in the waterlogged conditions characteristic of the Somerset Levels, consist of wooden structures laid to facilitate passage through marshy ground during periods spanning the Bronze Age and Iron Age. The archaeological remains demonstrate the sophisticated engineering knowledge of prehistoric communities who constructed these paths to maintain connectivity and enable movement across otherwise impassable wetland landscapes. Such trackways are significant for understanding prehistoric settlement patterns, trade networks, and land use in lowland Britain.
Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014431. View the official record →
The timber trackways located 700 metres north-west of Coppice Gate Farm in Somerset are a Bronze Age and Iron Age monument representing evidence of ancient routeways across wetland terrain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014431.
Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm 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 1014431.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm (0.5 km), Bronze Age and Iron Age trackways 600m north east of Northbrook Farm (1.2 km), Duck decoy in Sharpham Park, 600m south west of Avalon Farm (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.