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Glastonbury Lake Village is an Iron Age settlement located in the Somerset Levels near Glastonbury. Occupied during the late Iron Age, approximately the first century BCE, the site represents one of the most important prehistoric settlements of its kind in Britain, yielding exceptional artefacts and structural remains. The village consisted of roundhouses built on artificially constructed islands or platforms within wetland, connected by wooden trackways, and was deliberately abandoned or destroyed around the time of the Roman conquest. Systematic excavation in the early twentieth century recovered extensive finds including pottery, metalwork, tools, and organic remains preserved by the waterlogged conditions, providing unparalleled insight into Iron Age domestic life and economy in southern Britain.
Glastonbury lake village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006156. View the official record →
Glastonbury Lake Village is an Iron Age settlement located in the Somerset Levels near Glastonbury. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006156.
Glastonbury lake village 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 1006156.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Beckery Chapel and cemetery (site of) (2.6 km), Section of medieval road, south of Pomparles Bridge, north of Street (3.3 km), Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge (3.7 km).
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