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Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement

England
List entry 1008470
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008470
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.82 hectares
Grid reference
SS 89050 42534
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Sweetworthy is an Iron Age defended settlement located in Somerset, England. The site comprises an enclosure defined by substantial earthwork defences, characteristic of settlements established during the Iron Age period in the South West of Britain. Such defended settlements represent an important phase of settlement organisation and land use in prehistoric Somerset, reflecting both the social hierarchies and defensive concerns of Iron Age communities in the region.

Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008470. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement?

Sweetworthy is an Iron Age defended settlement located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008470.

Who is responsible for protecting Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement?

Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement 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 1008470.

What other scheduled monuments are near Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage (7.5 km), Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm (7.8 km), Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross (7.9 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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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage
7.5 km
Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm
7.8 km
Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross
7.9 km
Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550m north west of Lype Farm
8.1 km
Round barrow 720m NNW of Spire Cross
8.3 km
Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill
8.4 km
Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows
8.4 km
Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140m east of Spire Cross
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement

Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.

Domesday entry for Bagley, Somerset →
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