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Pen Pits quern quarries is an ancient monument situated south-east of Hart Hill in Somerset, comprising evidence of systematic extraction and working of stone for the production of quern stones. The site dates to the Iron Age and Roman periods, when rotary querns became essential grinding implements across Britain. The quarries are marked by distinctive pitting and working hollows in the bedrock where suitable stone was extracted and shaped into the characteristic circular upper and lower stones required for grain milling. This quarry complex represents important evidence of prehistoric and Romano-British craft production and the local exploitation of natural stone resources to supply both domestic and potentially wider market demand.
Pen Pits quern quarries SE of Hart Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006139. View the official record →
Pen Pits quern quarries is an ancient monument situated south-east of Hart Hill in Somerset, comprising evidence of systematic extraction and working of stone for the production of quern stones. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006139.
Pen Pits quern quarries SE of Hart 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 1006139.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Orchard Castle (0.4 km), Pen Pits quern quarries N of Combe Bottom (0.5 km), Ballands Castle (1.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Pen Pits quern quarries SE of Hart Hill'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.
Pen Pits quern quarries SE of Hart Hill stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.