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The site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm is a medieval religious foundation established under the observance of the Cluniac order, which followed the reformed Benedictine rule originating from Cluny in Burgundy. The priory dates from the medieval period, likely founded during the twelfth or thirteenth century when Cluniac houses were prominent across England. The physical remains are now largely earthworks and archaeological deposits, testament to the monastic structures that once occupied this location in Somerset. As a Cluniac establishment, the priory would have formed part of a widespread network of reformed monasteries that exercised considerable spiritual and temporal influence throughout the medieval period.
Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019898. View the official record →
The site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm is a medieval religious foundation established under the observance of the Cluniac order, which followed the reformed Benedictine rule originating from Cluny in Burgundy. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019898.
Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey 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 1019898.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Montacute Castle: a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill. (0.3 km), Hamdon Hill camp (1.6 km), Roman villa at Lufton (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.