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Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery is an archaeological site in Somerset that encompasses evidence of continuous occupation and burial practice spanning the early Christian period through the medieval centuries. The monument is designated as a heritage asset of national importance and contains the physical remains of settlement structures alongside an associated cemetery, providing material evidence for religious and domestic life during this formative period of English history. Such sites are archaeologically significant for demonstrating the transition from post-Roman settlement patterns to the establishment of Christian communities and their material culture. The site's survival and designation reflect its potential to contribute to scholarly understanding of early medieval settlement organisation and burial practice in the Southwest peninsula.
Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013589. View the official record →
Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery is an archaeological site in Somerset that encompasses evidence of continuous occupation and burial practice spanning the early Christian period through the medieval centuries. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013589.
Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery 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 1013589.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m north east of Burrow Farm (8.1 km), Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350m north east of Burrow Farm (8.2 km), Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300m south west of Heather House (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery'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.
Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.