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Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800 yards south of Coombe Barn, is a prehistoric monument located in Somerset. The site comprises an area of archaeological earthworks dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, reflecting the long history of human activity on the Downs. The earthwork survives as a series of banks and ditches visible in the landscape, though its precise original function remains a subject of archaeological interpretation. The monument is recorded as an ancient monument of national importance and is protected under the listed entry system maintained by the Heritage List for England.
Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800yds (730m) S of Coombe Barn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003006. View the official record →
Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800 yards south of Coombe Barn, is a prehistoric monument located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003006.
Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800yds (730m) S of Coombe Barn 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 1003006.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mere Castle (3 km), Four bowl barrows on Long Hill, 220m west of Mere Castle (3 km), Orchard Castle (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800yds (730m) S of Coombe Barn'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.
Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800yds (730m) S of Coombe Barn stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.