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The deserted medieval farmstead and Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm is an ancient monument in Somerset preserving evidence of settlement and land use spanning multiple periods. The site contains the remains of a medieval farmstead, demonstrating patterns of rural occupation and agricultural organisation typical of the medieval period in southwest England. The Romano-British field system represents an earlier phase of landscape management and cultivation, indicating continuity of agricultural activity on or near this location across Roman and post-Roman periods. The survival of both phases of field boundaries and settlement evidence provides valuable archaeological information about land use and settlement patterns in Somerset from the Romano-British period through the medieval period.
Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011979. View the official record →
The deserted medieval farmstead and Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm is an ancient monument in Somerset preserving evidence of settlement and land use spanning multiple periods. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011979.
Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood 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 1011979.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm (6.3 km), Long barrow 350m south-west of Cornerpool Farm (6.9 km), Two bowl barrows 400m north-east of Quarry Farm: part of the Redhill round barrow cemetery (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood 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.
Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.