Scheduled MonumentsEnglandWooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm

Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm

England
List entry 1014437
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014437
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
7.07 hectares
Grid reference
ST 38840 42797, ST 38800 42639
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm is a Bronze Age monument consisting of preserved timber structures that once facilitated passage across wetland terrain. The trackways represent evidence of organized activity and land use during the Bronze Age period, demonstrating the engineering responses of prehistoric communities to challenging landscape conditions. The site's waterlogged environment has enabled exceptional preservation of organic material, providing archaeological evidence for understanding Bronze Age settlement patterns and mobility across the Somerset Levels region.

Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014437. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm?

Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm is a Bronze Age monument consisting of preserved timber structures that once facilitated passage across wetland terrain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014437.

Who is responsible for protecting Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm?

Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station 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 1014437.

What other scheduled monuments are near Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Duck decoy, 770m SSE of Gold Corner Bridge (1.8 km), Section of the Abbot's Way trackway, 500m WSW of Honeygar Farm (3.1 km), Sections of the Sweet Track and Post Track, 250m ESE of Station House (4.1 km).

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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
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Local Names
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm

Wooden trackways on Chilton Moor, 300m west of Station Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.