Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well

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Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well is a multi-period site located in Somerset combining evidence of Roman occupation with medieval agricultural use. The Roman phase represents a modest villa establishment of the Romano-British period, whilst the medieval barn indicates continued agricultural exploitation of the location in the later medieval period. The site's designation reflects its dual historical importance as both a rural Roman settlement and a later farming structure, documenting the long sequence of land use in this Somerset landscape. The surviving remains constitute evidence of both Romano-British domestic and economic activity and medieval manorial or monastic farming infrastructure.

Parts of a minor Romano-British villa and later medieval barn 545m south east of St Mary's Well is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007001. View the official record →

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