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Wilmersham Common West is a stone row located in Somerset, England, situated approximately 120 metres south-east of the confluence of the Chetsford and Embercombe waters. The monument dates to the Bronze Age and forms part of the broader landscape of ritual and funerary monuments characteristic of that period in south-west England. Stone rows of this type typically served ceremonial or processional functions, though their precise purpose remains a matter of archaeological interpretation. The site is protected as a scheduled ancient monument under the heritage designation NHLE list entry 1014258.
Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014258. View the official record →
Wilmersham Common West is a stone row located in Somerset, England, situated approximately 120 metres south-east of the confluence of the Chetsford and Embercombe waters. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014258.
Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters 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 1014258.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850m and 820m east of Portford Bridge (7.8 km), Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670m ESE of Portford Bridge (8 km), Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200m south east of Wambarrows (8.2 km).
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