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Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow

England
List entry 1014270
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014270
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.07 hectares
Grid reference
SS 83359 43784
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Porlock Allotment 1 is a stone alignment situated approximately 450 metres south-south-east of Black Barrow in the Porlock area of Somerset. The monument comprises a line of stones typical of Bronze Age ritual or ceremonial arrangements, though the precise function remains a subject of archaeological interpretation. The alignment's relationship to the nearby barrow suggests a possible connection within a broader Bronze Age landscape of burial and ceremonial monuments. The site is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under designation reference 1014270.

Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014270. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow?

Porlock Allotment 1 is a stone alignment situated approximately 450 metres south-south-east of Black Barrow in the Porlock area of Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014270.

Who is responsible for protecting Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow?

Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow 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 1014270.

What other scheduled monuments are near Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Road Castle (6.9 km), Cow Castle (7.5 km), Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill (7.8 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Historical Maps
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Road Castle
6.9 km
Cow Castle
7.5 km
Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill
7.8 km
Landacre Bridge
7.8 km
Halscombe stone setting 790m SSW of Simonsbath Bridge
8.3 km
Brightworthy Barrows on Withypool Common
8.8 km
Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common
9.3 km
Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow

Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450m SSE of Black Barrow stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

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