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Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm, is a surviving stretch of a medieval routeway in Somerset that formed part of the established network of paths crossing Exmoor. The trackway dates to the medieval period and represents the type of communication route that would have connected monastic centres and settlements across the moorland landscape. The surviving section exhibits the characteristic physical form of an ancient trackway, with evidence of sustained use worn into the ground surface. This monument is significant as part of the broader system of medieval routes that facilitated trade, pilgrimage, and administrative movement across the Devon and Somerset uplands.
Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014432. View the official record →
Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm, is a surviving stretch of a medieval routeway in Somerset that formed part of the established network of paths crossing Exmoor. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014432.
Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar 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 1014432.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House (1.6 km), Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada Farm (2 km), Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm (2.6 km).
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