Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThree of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm

Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm

England
List entry 1015498
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015498
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
12.36 hectares
Grid reference
ST 54011 52781
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Three of the Priddy Circles is a Neolithic henge monument located approximately 400 metres west of Castle Farm near Priddy in Somerset. The site comprises three circular earthworks, each defined by a substantial bank and ditch, and dates to the Neolithic period, likely between 3000 and 2500 BC. Associated with the henge complex is a barrow, a burial mound characteristic of prehistoric funerary practice, which lies within the wider ceremonial landscape. These monuments represent important evidence of communal gathering and ritual activity during the Neolithic, and their survival in the Mendip uplands demonstrates the persistence of these earthwork structures across millennia.

Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015498. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm?

Three of the Priddy Circles is a Neolithic henge monument located approximately 400 metres west of Castle Farm near Priddy in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015498.

Who is responsible for protecting Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm?

Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle 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 1015498.

What other scheduled monuments are near Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Badger Hole, Wookey (5.1 km), Rhinoceros Hole, Wookey (5.1 km), Two bowl barrows 550m south west of Haydon House (6.3 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm

Three of the Priddy Circles and one barrow, 400m west of Castle Farm stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.