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Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross

England
List entry 1019022
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019022
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
11.03 hectares
Grid reference
ST 64823 48884
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

I do not have reliable established historical information in the scholarly record regarding medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross in Somerset with the specific NHLE reference 1019022. Rather than provide uncertain details about this particular site's dating, physical character, or historical significance, I must acknowledge this limitation. If you require accurate information about this monument, I would recommend consulting the official Heritage England record directly or contacting Somerset County Council's archaeology service.

Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019022. View the official record →

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What is Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross?

I do not have reliable established historical information in the scholarly record regarding medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross in Somerset with the specific NHLE reference 1019022.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross?

Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross 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 1019022.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow in Beacon Plantation (3 km), Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm (4.2 km), Medieval wayside cross at Bodden (4.8 km).

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Roman Britain
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Round barrow in Beacon Plantation
3 km
Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm
4.2 km
Medieval wayside cross at Bodden
4.8 km
Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge
5.4 km
The tithe barn
5.8 km
Market cross in the market place
5.9 km
Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow 370m east of Clover Farm: part of a group of round barrows west of Cranmore railway station
6.2 km
An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet
6.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross

Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.

The wider landscape

Around Medieval coal mining remains immediately south of Benter Cross

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~11 milesBathRoman town · ~11.8 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~14.7 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~18 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~14 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~14.1 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~18.4 miles
Domesday entry for Pitcote, Somerset →
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