Scheduled MonumentsEnglandRowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm

Rowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm

England
List entry 1008806
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Overview

History & significance

Rowberrow Camp is a defended settlement of Iron Age date located north-west of Tynings Farm in Somerset, England. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising banks and ditches that enclose an irregular area, representing a characteristic form of hilltop fortification from the later prehistoric period. As a scheduled ancient monument, it forms part of the significant concentration of Iron Age defensive settlements distributed across the Mendip Hills region, reflecting patterns of settlement hierarchy and territorial organisation in south-western Britain during the first millennium before the Common Era.

Rowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008806. View the official record →

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What is Rowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm?

Rowberrow Camp is a defended settlement of Iron Age date located north-west of Tynings Farm in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008806.

Who is responsible for protecting Rowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm?

Rowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm 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 1008806.

What other scheduled monuments are near Rowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Romano-British settlement on Stoke Moor (7.8 km), Wayside cross at Stoughton Cross (8.2 km), Two bowl barrows 850m south east of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood (8.3 km).

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