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Shute Shelve Hill is a medieval estate boundary earthwork located in Somerset, England. The monument comprises a substantial linear earthwork that served to demarcate territorial divisions during the medieval period, reflecting the administrative and agricultural organisation of the region. The physical structure survives as a prominent bank and ditch feature in the landscape, marking the boundaries of medieval land holdings or manorial estates. Such boundary works are characteristic of the medieval reorganisation of the countryside and provide material evidence of the social and economic structures that governed land use and ownership during this era.
Medieval estate boundary earthwork on Shute Shelve Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015495. View the official record →
Shute Shelve Hill is a medieval estate boundary earthwork located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015495.
Medieval estate boundary earthwork on Shute Shelve Hill 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 1015495.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy 175m south west of Parson's Farm (3.7 km), Market cross at the junction of Bath Street, Union Street and Church Street (4.2 km), Roman settlement site, Anglo-Saxon and Norman royal palace, and St Columbanus' Chapel (4.2 km).
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