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Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site

England
List entry 1019421
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019421
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.62 hectares
Grid reference
ST 18662 39572
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Stowey Castle is a medieval fortified site located in Somerset, England, with origins in the Norman period. The castle comprises earthwork defences including a motte and bailey structure, representing a typical form of early medieval military architecture. The site is further notable for the presence of St Michael's Chapel, which provides evidence of religious provision within the castle precinct, and for medieval pottery kiln remains that attest to industrial activity in the vicinity. These combined features indicate that Stowey Castle functioned not merely as a defensive stronghold but as a centre of ecclesiastical and economic significance during the medieval period.

Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019421. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site?

Stowey Castle is a medieval fortified site located in Somerset, England, with origins in the Norman period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019421.

Who is responsible for protecting Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site?

Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site 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 1019421.

What other scheduled monuments are near Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three round cairns on Wills Neck (4.8 km), Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (4.9 km), Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage (4.9 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Three round cairns on Wills Neck
4.8 km
Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm
4.9 km
Two bowl barrows, 530m and 670m north east of Plantation Cottage
4.9 km
Bowl barrow 840m north east of Bagborough House
5.2 km
Two bowl barrows and a round cairn on Lydeard Hill, 750m north of Tilbury Farm
5.3 km
Bowl barrow and folly ruins on Cothelstone Hill, 1km north east of St Agnes' Well
6.8 km
Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 1.07km north east of St Agnes' Well
6.9 km
Bowl barrow on Cothelstone Hill, 885m NNE of St Agnes' Well
6.9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site

Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

The wider landscape

Around Stowey Castle, the site of St Michael's Chapel and a medieval kiln site

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~19.5 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~23.3 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~10.4 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~17.4 miles
Domesday entry for Stowey, Somerset →
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