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Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval hamlet with its surrounding agricultural land located near Lytes Cary in Somerset. The site consists of earthwork evidence of settlement features, including house platforms and field systems, which date to the medieval period and indicate a pattern of occupation and land use typical of rural Somerset communities. The deserted settlement represents an important archaeological record of medieval agricultural society and the landscape transformations that occurred following the abandonment of the hamlet. The associated field patterns preserve evidence of the medieval farming systems that sustained the settlement before its eventual desertion.
Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008253. View the official record →
Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the remains of a medieval hamlet with its surrounding agricultural land located near Lytes Cary in Somerset.
Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary 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 1008253.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Northover House, late Roman cemetery (3.7 km), Ilchester Roman town (4.2 km), Pill Bridge (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary'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 settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.