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Tinney's trackways is a prehistoric routeway located west of Sharpham Bridge in Somerset. The monument comprises sunken lanes and associated holloways that represent ancient communication routes across the landscape. These trackways are thought to date from the Bronze Age or Iron Age, reflecting long-established patterns of movement and trade in the region. The deeply incised character of the paths demonstrates the cumulative effect of repeated passage by people and livestock over an extended period, making them significant evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and land use in Somerset.
Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014436. View the official record →
Tinney's trackways is a prehistoric routeway located west of Sharpham Bridge in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014436.
Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge 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 1014436.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of medieval road, south of Pomparles Bridge, north of Street (2 km), Roman villa NW of Two Acre Plantation (4 km), Duck decoy, 820m SSW of Little Huckham Farm: the western of three decoys on Walton Moor (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge'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.
Tinney's trackways, west of Sharpham Bridge stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.