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Ponter's Ball is a linear earthwork located in Somerset, England, comprising a substantial bank and ditch that extends across the landscape. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents a significant defensive or territorial boundary feature of this prehistoric period. The earthwork's precise function remains a matter of scholarly interpretation, though such linear works typically served either as stock enclosures, territorial markers, or defensive barriers. Its survival as a visible archaeological feature demonstrates the scale of Iron Age engineering in the region and contributes to understanding settlement patterns and land use during the pre-Roman period in Somerset.
Ponter's Ball linear earthwork is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006154. View the official record →
Ponter's Ball is a linear earthwork located in Somerset, England, comprising a substantial bank and ditch that extends across the landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006154.
Ponter's Ball linear earthwork 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 1006154.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including St Michael's Church, monastic remains, and other settlement remains on Glastonbury Tor (2.3 km), The Abbey Barn at Abbey Farm (3.1 km), Part of the Hospital of St Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Street (3.6 km).
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