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The Sweet Track and Post Track are Neolithic trackways located in the Somerset Levels near Canada Farm. These wooden structures date to approximately 3807-3806 BCE, making them among the earliest known engineered pathways in Britain. The tracks consist of wooden pegs and brushwood laid across marshy ground to provide passage across waterlogged terrain, with the Sweet Track distinguished by its more sophisticated construction using split oak planks. Both trackways represent important evidence of early Neolithic settlement and land management in the Somerset Levels, demonstrating advanced carpentry techniques and environmental adaptation during the early prehistoric period.
Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014439. View the official record →
The Sweet Track and Post Track are Neolithic trackways located in the Somerset Levels near Canada Farm. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014439.
Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 650m east of Canada 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 1014439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House (0.6 km), Sections of the Sweet Track, the Post Track and associated remains 500m north east of Moorgate Farm (0.7 km), Bronze Age and Iron Age timber trackways, 700m north west of Coppice Gate Farm (0.9 km).
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