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Priddy Circle is a Neolithic henge monument located on the Mendip plateau in Somerset, approximately 400 metres north of the Castle of Comfort Inn. The site comprises a circular earthwork with an internal ditch and external bank, characteristic of henge construction from the third millennium before Christ. Associated with the henge is a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, reflecting the continued ritual and funerary use of this prominent landscape feature across successive prehistoric periods. The monument represents an important focus for ceremonial activity and burial practice in the Mendip region during the Neolithic and Bronze Age.
Priddy Circle and barrow cemetery 400m north of Castle of Comfort Inn is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015501. View the official record →
Priddy Circle is a Neolithic henge monument located on the Mendip plateau in Somerset, approximately 400 metres north of the Castle of Comfort Inn. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015501.
Priddy Circle and barrow cemetery 400m north of Castle of Comfort Inn 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 1015501.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Badger Hole, Wookey (5.7 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (5.7 km), Two bowl barrows 550m south west of Haydon House (6.7 km).
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