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Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park is a Neolithic monument located in Somerset, England. The site consists of the surviving structural remains of a burial chamber, representing the funerary architecture of the Neolithic period. The monument is situated within the grounds of Orchardleigh Park and is designated as a scheduled monument under the NHLE list entry 1006174. As a Neolithic burial structure, it provides archaeological evidence of early agricultural communities in Somerset and their practices concerning the interment and commemoration of the dead.
Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006174. View the official record →
Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park is a Neolithic monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006174.
Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park 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 1006174.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tedbury camp (2.6 km), Drying house at The Coach House, Willow Vale (3 km), Lime Kiln Hill Quarry Cave (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Burial chamber (remains of), Murtry Hill, Orchardleigh Park stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.