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The Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Somerset, England. The site dates to the Iron Age period and represents one of numerous defended settlements established across south-western Britain during this era of increasing social complexity and territorial organisation. The monument is scheduled as an ancient monument under the National Heritage List for England with entry reference 1018267. Such defended settlements typically served as centres of habitation, storage, and refuge, reflecting the social hierarchies and inter-community relations characteristic of Iron Age society in the region.
Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018267. View the official record →
The Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm is a prehistoric fortified enclosure located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018267.
Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor 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 1018267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two confluent bowl barrows on Felton Hill (7.1 km), Long barrow 350m south-west of Cornerpool Farm (7.8 km), Littleton gunpowder works at Powdermill Farm (8.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor 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.
Iron Age defended settlement 400m south of Manor Farm stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.