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Shute Shelve Hill is a medieval estate boundary earthwork located in Somerset, England. The monument consists of a substantial linear ditch and bank that formerly demarcated the territorial limits of a manorial estate during the medieval period. Such boundary features were characteristic of the landscape management practices undertaken by landholders throughout the Middle Ages, serving both practical and administrative functions in defining property ownership and rights. The earthwork survives as an important archaeological feature documenting the organisation of medieval land tenure and settlement patterns in the Somerset landscape.
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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