Scheduled MonumentsEnglandSummerhill prehistoric site

Summerhill prehistoric site

England
List entry 1003339
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003339
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
9.34 hectares
Grid reference
SP 11860 24552
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Summerhill is a prehistoric monument located in Gloucestershire, England. The site is recorded in the National Heritage List for England under entry 1003339. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents evidence of human activity during the prehistoric period in the region, though specific details regarding its precise dating, form, and archaeological character remain within specialist records. The monument contributes to understanding of prehistoric settlement and land use patterns in Gloucestershire.

Summerhill prehistoric site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003339. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Summerhill prehistoric site?

Summerhill is a prehistoric monument located in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003339.

Who is responsible for protecting Summerhill prehistoric site?

Summerhill prehistoric 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 1003339.

What other scheduled monuments are near Summerhill prehistoric site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Turkdean Roman Villa (5.9 km), Socket stone at Turkdean Manor (7 km), Wins Barrow: bowl barrow 160m south east of Bourton Hill Farm (7.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Summerhill prehistoric site

Summerhill prehistoric site stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.