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Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Somerset, England. The site comprises an oval-shaped enclosed area formed by an earth bank or ditch system, characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region, though its precise dating remains uncertain without archaeological investigation. Such oval enclosures typically functioned as defended homesteads or stock enclosures during the Iron Age period, providing evidence of the dispersed settlement hierarchy that characterised prehistoric Somerset. The monument survives as an archaeological feature of landscape importance, contributing to the understanding of Iron Age land use and settlement organisation in the South West of England.
Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004606. View the official record →
Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House is a prehistoric earthwork monument located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004606.
Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House 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 1004606.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 120m north west of Burnt Wood (9.7 km), Long barrow and bowl barrow 430m north west of the Mendip Nature Research Station (9.8 km), Disc barrow 610m northeast of Drove Cottage (10 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.