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Longbottom Farm earthwork

England
List entry 1003028
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003028
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.75 hectares
Grid reference
ST 45748 56837
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I lack sufficient established scholarly information in standard archaeological sources to provide a confident, detailed description of Longbottom Farm earthwork specific to its characteristics and historical period. Rather than risk inaccuracy about this particular Somerset monument, I must note that while the site holds official designation status (NHLE 1003028), I cannot reliably describe its physical form, dating, or confirmed historical significance without access to the specific archaeological record for this location. To obtain accurate information, consultation of the Somerset Historic Environment Record, the National Heritage List entry itself, or scholarly excavation reports would be appropriate sources.

Longbottom Farm earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003028. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Longbottom Farm earthwork?

I lack sufficient established scholarly information in standard archaeological sources to provide a confident, detailed description of Longbottom Farm earthwork specific to its characteristics and historical period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003028.

Who is responsible for protecting Longbottom Farm earthwork?

Longbottom Farm earthwork 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 1003028.

What other scheduled monuments are near Longbottom Farm earthwork?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy, west of Nyland Hill (6.6 km), Westbury Beacon, a bell barrow 720m west of Brimble Pit Pool (7.4 km), Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor (7.8 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Duck decoy, west of Nyland Hill
6.6 km
Westbury Beacon, a bell barrow 720m west of Brimble Pit Pool
7.4 km
Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor
7.8 km
Wayside cross at Stoughton Cross
7.9 km
Two bowl barrows 350m south of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood
8.1 km
Bowl barrow 550m south east of Brimble Pit Pool: one of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood
8.4 km
Duck decoy east of Barrow Wood Lane
8.6 km
Two bowl barrows 850m south east of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Longbottom Farm earthwork

Longbottom Farm earthwork stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Longbottom Farm earthwork

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~11.6 milesBathRoman town · ~18.8 milesCaerwentRoman town · ~21 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~21.6 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~14.6 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~18.2 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~18.4 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.5 miles
Domesday entry for Shipham, Somerset →
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