© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Swap Hill stone setting is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument located in Somerset, consisting of a configuration of stones whose precise arrangement and original form remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. The site's designation as a protected ancient monument reflects its significance within the prehistoric landscape of the region, though detailed records of its specific dimensions and current physical condition are limited in widely accessible scholarly sources. Without confirmed excavation data or recent detailed survey documentation in standard references, the exact nature of its ritual or practical function during prehistory cannot be definitively stated. The monument's location in relation to other Bronze Age features such as the Long Combe sheep pen suggests it formed part of a broader pattern of settlement and ceremonial activity in this area during the second and third millennia BCE.
Swap Hill stone setting, 275m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014282. View the official record →
Swap Hill stone setting is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument located in Somerset, consisting of a configuration of stones whose precise arrangement and original form remain subjects of archaeological interpretation. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014282.
Swap Hill stone setting, 275m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen 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 1014282.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common (5.1 km), Cow Castle (5.4 km), Halscombe stone setting 790m SSW of Simonsbath Bridge (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Swap Hill stone setting, 275m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen'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.
Swap Hill stone setting, 275m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.