Roman settlement, part of an associated field system and earlier Iron Age settlement remains at Gatcombe Farm

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History & significance

Gatcombe Farm is a Romano-British settlement located in Somerset that incorporates evidence of earlier Iron Age occupation. The site comprises the remains of a Roman farmstead associated with an organised field system of the same period, reflecting the continuation and development of agricultural land use across the Iron Age to Roman transition. The physical evidence includes settlement features and field boundaries that demonstrate the Roman reorganisation of the landscape for farming purposes. The monument represents an important example of rural settlement patterns during the Romano-British period and the persistence of occupation across successive cultural periods in the Somerset landscape.

Roman settlement, part of an associated field system and earlier Iron Age settlement remains at Gatcombe Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011978. View the official record →

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