Scheduled MonumentsEnglandMedieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood

Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood

England
List entry 1006132
Nation
England
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood, is a farming settlement dating to the medieval period located in Somerset. The site represents a rural domestic and agricultural complex typical of medieval manorial organisation, where peasant or tenant farmers would have maintained their holdings and worked the surrounding land. The physical remains comprise earthworks and surface features that indicate the former layout of buildings and associated field systems characteristic of medieval settlement patterns. Such farmsteads form an important archaeological record of medieval rural life and land use in the English countryside.

Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006132. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood?

Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood, is a farming settlement dating to the medieval period located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006132.

Who is responsible for protecting Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood?

Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood 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 1006132.

What other scheduled monuments are near Medieval farmstead, E of Butleigh Wood?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear earthwork in Butleigh Wood (0.4 km), Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon (2.5 km), The easternmost of three duck decoys on Walton Moor (4.6 km).

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