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West Somerset was a local government district in the English county of Somerset. It merged with Taunton Deane to form Somerset West and Taunton on 1 April 2019.

Monuments

Name	Location	Type	Completed	Grid ref. Geo-coordinates	Notes	Entry number	Image
Agnes Fountain	Selworthy	Holy well	23 Middle Ages	SS 90477 47370 51°12′54″N 3°34′10″W / 51.2150°N 3.5695°W / 51.2150; -3.5695 (Agnes Fountain)	A medieval holy well formed from stone slabs.	1020827
Alderman's Barrow N of Almsworthy Common	Exford	Bowl barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 83680 42326 51°10′06″N 3°39′54″W / 51.1683°N 3.6651°W / 51.1683; -3.6651	A bowl barrow 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter.	1006203
Allerford New Bridge	Luccombe	Bridge	52 1630	SS 89989 46655 51°12′31″N 3°34′34″W / 51.2085°N 3.5762°W / 51.2085; -3.5762 (Allerford New Bridge)	A medieval stone bridge which was largely rebuilt in 1630 and again in 1866 over Horner Water.	1006197
Allerford packhorse bridge, immediately north of Cross Lane Farm	Allerford	Bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS 90512 46923 51°12′58″N 3°34′09″W / 51.2161°N 3.5691°W / 51.2161; -3.5691	Built as a crossing over the River Aller, it is thought to be medieval in origin. The 18 feet (5.5 m) wide pointed arch rises 8 feet (2.4 m) with a 4 feet (1.2 m) span half arch on the side for flood relief. Originally the bridge was 3.7 metres (12 ft) wide but another 1.8 metres (6 ft) was added in 1866.	1020776	More images
Almsworthy Common: a stone alignment 560 m south west of Chetsford Bridge	Exford	Stone row	06 Late Neolithic to middle Bronze Age	SS 84309 41698 51°09′46″N 3°39′21″W / 51.1628°N 3.6559°W / 51.1628; -3.6559	Four rows of standing stones between 100 millimetres (3.9 in) and 700 millimetres (28 in) high. There are 14 stones in total.	1015017	More images
Bagley Iron Age defended settlement enclosure and deserted medieval farm	Luccombe	Earthworks	17 Iron Age and Middle Ages	SS 88227 42569 51°10′17″N 3°36′01″W / 51.1714°N 3.6002°W / 51.1714; -3.6002	Earthworks from a prehistoric defended settlement and medieval village.	1008468
Barle Bridge	Dulverton	Bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS 91207 27823 51°02′22″N 3°33′11″W / 51.0394°N 3.5531°W / 51.0394; -3.5531 (Barle Bridge)	A medieval five arch stone bridge over the River Barle which was widened in 1819 and further restored following flooding in the 1950s.	1006179	More images
Barlinch Priory	Brompton Regis	Priory	27 12th century	SS 92891 28999 51°02′45″N 3°32′05″W / 51.0457°N 3.5348°W / 51.0457; -3.5348 (Barlinch Priory)	Barlynch Priory (also known as St Nicholas's Priory and sometimes spelled Barlich Priory) was Augustinian priory founded, by William de Say, between 1154 and 1189 and dissolved in 1537. The only visible remains are some fragments of walling attached to Barynch farmhouse. Some of the stained glass from a Jesse window at the Priory is now in the St Peter's Church in Huish Champflower. The priory has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register because of the risk of collapse.	1006213
Barrow and cairn cemetery on Black Hill, 490 m north west of Crowcombe Park Gate	Holford	Cairn and bowl barrows	10 Bronze Age	ST 14539 38227 51°08′13″N 3°13′22″W / 51.1369°N 3.2229°W / 51.1369; -3.2229	Four bowl barrows and a cairn make up the site of a Bronze Age cemetery on the Quantock Hills.	1019381
Barrow at Wilmot's Pool and a cairn 45 m to the north	Holford	Bowl barrow	10 Bronze Age	ST1530838148 51°08′11″N 3°12′43″W / 51.1363°N 3.2119°W / 51.1363; -3.2119	A Bronze Age bowl barrow which is 22 metres (72 ft) in diameter and 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) high. Nearby are two small cairns.	1417361
Barrows on Longstone Hill	East Quantoxhead	Bowl barrow	10 Bronze Age	ST 13505 41345 51°09′53″N 3°14′18″W / 51.1648°N 3.2384°W / 51.1648; -3.2384 (Barrows on Longstone Hill)	Bowl barrows close to the Greenway Track. One is 19 metres (62 ft) in diameter and the others 6 metres (20 ft) although there is some uncertainty about whether they are natural or man made.	1006157
Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork	Carhampton	Hill fort	15 Iron Age	SS 98820 42146 51°10′11″N 3°26′55″W / 51.1696°N 3.4486°W / 51.1696; -3.4486	Bat's Castle is an Iron Age hill fort at the top of a 213 metres (699 ft) high hill. It is on the highest point of Gallox Hill. Previously it was known as Caesar's Camp and is possibly associated with Black Ball Camp. Bat's Castle has two stone ramparts and two ditches. The ramparts are damaged in places and the hillfort is partly covered in scrub.	1007667
Beckham stone alignment and mound, 450 m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen	Exmoor	Stone row	06 Late Neolithic to middle Bronze Age	SS 80632 42382 51°10′06″N 3°42′31″W / 51.1682°N 3.7087°W / 51.1682; -3.7087	Three parallel stone rows consisting of three standing and six recumbent stones.	1014283
Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common	Exford	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 85388 40940 51°09′22″N 3°38′25″W / 51.1562°N 3.6402°W / 51.1562; -3.6402 (Bendel's Barrows, Exford Common)	Two Bronze Age bowl barrows, one of 20 metres (66 ft) diameter and the other of 22 metres (72 ft).	1006211
Berry Castle, Iron Age enclosure in Berry Castle Wood	Luccombe	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 85919 44958 51°11′33″N 3°38′02″W / 51.1924°N 3.6339°W / 51.1924; -3.6339	Berry Castle is an early Roman (possible Iron Age) hillslope enclosure.	1006204
Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill	Dunster	Hill fort	15 Iron Age	SS 98428 42651 51°10′26″N 3°27′15″W / 51.1740°N 3.4543°W / 51.1740; -3.4543	Black Ball Camp is an Iron Age hill fort . It is also known as British Camp and is possibly associated with Bat's Castle. It has a 3 metres (10 ft) high rampart and a 2 metres (7 ft) deep ditch. At the beginning of the 20th century the foundations of a stone tower were visible however this is no longer present.	1007668
Black Barrow	Exmoor	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 83211 44213 51°11′06″N 3°40′21″W / 51.1851°N 3.6724°W / 51.1851; -3.6724 (Black Barrow)	A round barrow which is 22 metres (72 ft) in diameter and 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high.	1006205
Bowl barrow 80 m north of Halsway Post	Holford	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 14012 38612 51°08′25″N 3°13′50″W / 51.1403°N 3.2305°W / 51.1403; -3.2305	A 7.5-metre (25 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1015084
Bowl barrow 100 m north west of Halsway Post	Holford	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13962 38618 51°08′25″N 3°13′52″W / 51.1403°N 3.2312°W / 51.1403; -3.2312	A 8.5-metre (28 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1015083
Bowl barrow 122 m NNW of Halsway Post	Holford	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13968 38643 51°08′26″N 3°13′52″W / 51.1406°N 3.2311°W / 51.1406; -3.2311	A bowl barrow which is 5.5 metres (18 ft) in diameter.	1015082
Bowl barrow 225 m north west of Halsway Post	Holford	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13860 38706 51°08′28″N 3°13′58″W / 51.1411°N 3.2327°W / 51.1411; -3.2327	A 9.5-metre (31 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1015081
Bowl barrow 260 m north east of Ralegh's Cross Hotel	Nettlecombe	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 04142 34544 51°06′08″N 3°22′13″W / 51.1022°N 3.3704°W / 51.1022; -3.3704	A 41-metre (135 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1020721
Bowl barrow 470 m north of Brendon Hill Farm	Brompton Regis	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 01269 33964 51°05′47″N 3°24′41″W / 51.0965°N 3.4113°W / 51.0965; -3.4113	A 14-metre (46 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1020918
Bowl barrow 610 m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill	Luxborough	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 99214 39134 51°08′33″N 3°26′32″W / 51.1426°N 3.4421°W / 51.1426; -3.4421	A 19-metre (62 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1021227
Bowl barrow 650 m north west of Elworthy Barrows hillfort	Elworthy	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 06724 34262 51°06′00″N 3°20′01″W / 51.1000°N 3.3335°W / 51.1000; -3.3335	A 19.5-metre (64 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1020725
Bowl barrow 700 m north east of Burrow Farm	Brompton Regis	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 01298 34620 51°06′09″N 3°24′40″W / 51.1024°N 3.4111°W / 51.1024; -3.4111	A 14.5-metre (48 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1020777
Bowl barrow 780 m ESE of the fire tower on Monkham Hill	Luxborough	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 99357 39016 51°08′29″N 3°26′24″W / 51.1415°N 3.4400°W / 51.1415; -3.4400	A 13.2-metre (43 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1021231
Bowl barrow and round cairn on Withypool Hill, 850 m and 820 m east of Portford Bridge	Withypool and Hawkridge	Bowl barrow and round cairn	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 83983 34411 51°05′50″N 3°39′30″W / 51.0972°N 3.6582°W / 51.0972; -3.6582	A bowl barrow and round cairn 50 metres (160 ft) apart on Withypool Hill. The barrow is 20.5 metres (67 ft) and the cairn 3.5 metres (11 ft) in diameter.	1021262
Bowl barrow called Chains Barrow	Exmoor	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 73458 41904 51°09′44″N 3°48′40″W / 51.1623°N 3.8111°W / 51.1623; -3.8111 (Bowl barrow called Chains Barrow)	A 25-metre (82 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1006206
Bowl barrow on Longstone Hill, 270 m NNE of Bicknoller Post	East Quantoxhead	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13033 40562 51°09′28″N 3°14′42″W / 51.1577°N 3.2450°W / 51.1577; -3.2450	A 15-metre (49 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1014131
Bowl barrow on Longstone Hill, 270 m north east of Bicknoller Post	East Quantoxhead	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13100 40485 51°09′25″N 3°14′38″W / 51.1570°N 3.2440°W / 51.1570; -3.2440	A 11-metre (36 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1014130
Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 550 m north west of Lype Farm	Cutcombe	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 95035 37112 51°07′25″N 3°30′04″W / 51.1236°N 3.5012°W / 51.1236; -3.5012	A 21-metre (69 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1021062
Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750 m ENE of Heath Pault Cross	Cutcombe	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 94780 37046 51°07′23″N 3°30′18″W / 51.1230°N 3.5049°W / 51.1230; -3.5049	A 15.8-metre (52 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1021063
Bowl barrow on Thorncombe Hill	Bicknoller	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13162 39214 51°08′44″N 3°14′34″W / 51.1456°N 3.2428°W / 51.1456; -3.2428 (Bowl barrow on Thorncombe Hill)	A bowl barrow which is approximately 12 metres (39 ft) north to south, 10 metres (33 ft) from east to west and is 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high.	1014129
Bowl barrow on Thorncombe Hill, 1.03 km north east of Paradise Farm	Bicknoller	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13018 39461 51°08′52″N 3°14′42″W / 51.1478°N 3.2449°W / 51.1478; -3.2449	A 9.3-metre (31 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1015079
Bowl barrow on Thorncombe Hill, 1.07 km north east of Paradise Farm	Bicknoller	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13030 39495 51°08′53″N 3°14′41″W / 51.1481°N 3.2447°W / 51.1481; -3.2447	A 7.5-metre (25 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1015078
Bowl barrow on Thorncombe Hill 500 m north west of Halsway Post	East Quantoxhead	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 13668 38892 51°08′34″N 3°14′08″W / 51.1427°N 3.2355°W / 51.1427; -3.2355	A 16-metre (52 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1015208
Bowl barrow on Thorncombe Hill known as `Thorncombe Barrow'	Bicknoller	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 12733 39418 51°08′50″N 3°14′56″W / 51.1473°N 3.2489°W / 51.1473; -3.2489	A 17-metre (56 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1014408
Bowl barrow on Weacombe Hill, 300 m SSW of Bicknoller Post	Bicknoller	Bowl barrow	10 Bronze Age	ST 12835 40036 51°09′10″N 3°14′52″W / 51.1529°N 3.2477°W / 51.1529; -3.2477	A bowl barrow which is 13 metres (43 ft) in diameter.	1014125
Brewer's Castle	Withypool and Hawkridge	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 88314 29769 51°03′23″N 3°35′42″W / 51.0563°N 3.5949°W / 51.0563; -3.5949 (Brewer's Castle)	Earthworks from a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) Iron Age Hillfort surrounded by a bank and ditch.	1021358
Brightworthy Barrows on Withypool Common	Withypool	Bowl barrow	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 81740 35095 51°06′10″N 3°41′26″W / 51.1029°N 3.6905°W / 51.1029; -3.6905	Two bowl barrows one of which is the site for an Ordnance Survey triangulation station.	1021264
Burrow Farm iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 350 m north east of Burrow Farm	Brompton Regis	Mine workings	68 1863	ST 00963 34490 51°06′04″N 3°24′57″W / 51.1011°N 3.4158°W / 51.1011; -3.4158	The remains of Mine workings from a 19th century Iron ore mine, including the standing beam engine house. The West Somerset Mineral Railway was built to carry the ore from the Brendon Hills to Watchet for export.	1021353
Bury Bridge	Brompton Regis	Packhorse bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS 94467 27456 51°02′12″N 3°30′23″W / 51.0367°N 3.5065°W / 51.0367; -3.5065 (Bury Bridge)	A medieval stone bridge with four arches, carrying a small track over the River Haddeo.	1006242
Bury Castle	Brompton Regis	Hillfort	09 Iron Age reused in Middle Ages	SS 93841 26966 51°01′56″N 3°30′54″W / 51.0321°N 3.51512°W / 51.0321; -3.51512 (Bury Castle)	Bury Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort and 12th century castle. The hillfort covers 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres) in internal area. The main enclosure has a single rampart and ditch, with steep drops on the north, east and south sides. There is an additional rampart 30 metres (98 ft) to the west, with a deep ditch. The rampart is revetted with drystone walling. In the late 1130s, a civil war, known as the Anarchy, broke out in England between the supporters of King Stephen and the Empress Matilda. A motte and bailey castle was built on the Bury Castle side, probably by William de Say. In 1198 Richard I confirmed that Brompton should be part of the inheritance of Matilda. The motte measures 23 metres (75 ft) and was placed on the southern tip of the promontory, with the bailey beyond around 60 metres (197 ft) across.	1006170
Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement	Selworthy	Enclosure	15 Iron Age	SS 91744 47171 51°12′48″N 3°33′05″W / 51.2134°N 3.5513°W / 51.2134; -3.5513	An enclosure covering 0.21 hectares (0.52 acres) surrounded by a bank and ditch.	1008808
Butter Cross at Dunster	Dunster	Wayside Cross	42 Late 14th or early 15th century	SS9881243873 51°11′06″N 3°26′57″W / 51.185099°N 3.449189°W / 51.185099; -3.449189 (Butter Cross at Dunster)	The Butter Cross has an octagonal base and polygonal shaft which probably date from the 15th century. The cross once stood in the High Street, possibly near the Yarn Market, and was moved to its current location on the edge of the village possibly in 1825, however a drawing by JMW Turner made in 1811 suggests it was in its present position by then.	1014409
Cairn 90 m SSE of the Ordnance Survey triangulation point on Beacon Hill	West Quantoxhead	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 12493 40909 51°09′39″N 3°15′10″W / 51.1607°N 3.2528°W / 51.1607; -3.2528	The cairn is around 5.5 metres (18 ft) in diameter and 0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in) high. It is part of a wider cemetery with both cairns and round barrows.	1014123
Cairn 150 m SSE of the Ordnance Survey triangulation point on Beacon Hill	West Quantoxhead	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 12543 40858 51°09′37″N 3°15′07″W / 51.1602°N 3.2520°W / 51.1602; -3.2520	The cairn is around 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) high, 6 metres (20 ft) north to south and 7 metres (23 ft) from east to west. It is part of a wider cemetery with both cairns and round barrows.	1014124
Cairn 250 m SSE of the Ordnance Survey triangulation point on Beacon Hill	West Quantoxhead	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 12575 40764 51°09′34″N 3°15′06″W / 51.1594°N 3.2516°W / 51.1594; -3.2516	The cairn is around 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter and 0.2 metres (7.9 in) high. It is part of a wider cemetery with both cairns and round barrows.	1014127
Cairn 480 m north of Little Quantock Farm	Crowcombe	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 14915 36972 51°07′33″N 3°13′02″W / 51.1257°N 3.2172°W / 51.1257; -3.2172	An irregular mound around 26 metres (85 ft) in diameter and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high.	1017294
Cairn 850 m north east of Dunkery Bridge	Cutcombe	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	SS 90127 41213 51°09′35″N 3°34′23″W / 51.1596°N 3.5730°W / 51.1596; -3.5730	The cairn is around 14 metres (46 ft) in diameter and 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high.	1020829
Cairn on Bossington Hill, 1.12 km north east of Lynch Mead	Bossington	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	SS 90839 48625 51°13′35″N 3°33′54″W / 51.2263°N 3.565°W / 51.2263; -3.565	The cairn is around 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter and 10.9 metres (36 ft) high.	1020795
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill, 990 m north west of Halsway Post	Bicknoller	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 13212 39105 51°08′41″N 3°14′32″W / 51.1446°N 3.2421°W / 51.1446; -3.2421	The cairn is around 0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in) high, 11.6 metres (38 ft) north to south and 10.7 metres (35 ft) from east to west.	1015080
Cairn on Thorncombe Hill	Bicknoller	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 12679 39310 51°08′47″N 3°14′59″W / 51.1464°N 3.2497°W / 51.1464; -3.2497 (Cairn on Thorncombe Hill)	The cairn is around 0.75 metres (2 ft 6 in) high, 13 metres (43 ft) north to south and 17 metres (56 ft) from east to west.	1014128
Caratacus Stone: an inscribed stone 140 m east of Spire Cross	Winsford	inscribed stone	19 6th century	SS 88970 33557 51°05′26″N 3°35′12″W / 51.0905°N 3.5867°W / 51.0905; -3.5867	The Caratacus Stone, sometimes known as the Caractacus Stone, is an inscribed stone thought to date from the 6th century. The inscription, in Latin, can be translated as "grandson or immediate descendant of Caratacus", has led to the general opinion that the stone was probably erected as a memorial to a person who claimed the first-century British chieftain Caratacus as an ancestor. The first mention of the stone was in 1219, when it was described in a perambulation of the Royal Forest of Exmoor as "the Langeston". In 1890 the letter N (which is reversed) was missing from the inscription, but by 1919 the missing piece had been found and was cemented back in place. In 1906 a shelter was erected over the stone, and an excavation in 1937 revealed that the stone was not associated with a burial site.	1021228	More images
Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and section of mineral railway trackbed, 300 m south west of Heather House	Brompton Regis	Mine workings	64 1860s	ST 02057 34260 51°05′57″N 3°24′01″W / 51.0993°N 3.4002°W / 51.0993; -3.4002	The remains of the Carnarvon New Pit iron mine and a section of the West Somerset Mineral Railway which served it. The mine was worked in the 1860s and 1870s before being closed as uneconomic. The ruin of the winding house, main shaft, two airshafts and parts of the railway infrastructure.	1021352
Chains Valley stone alignment 400 m north west of Exe Head	Exmoor	Stone row	06 Late Neolithic to middle Bronze Age	SS 74915 41775 51°09′41″N 3°47′25″W / 51.1615°N 3.7902°W / 51.1615; -3.7902	Ten standing and four recumbent stones which are between 120 millimetres (4.7 in) and 630 millimetres (25 in) high.	1014278
Churchyard cross	Bicknoller	Cross	40 Late 14th century	ST 11106 39428 51°08′50″N 3°16′20″W / 51.1472°N 3.2722°W / 51.1472; -3.2722 (Churchyard cross)	The cross was built in the late 14th century. The tapering octagonal shaft is supported by a three-step base.	1006202	More images
Churchyard cross immediately south of Holy Ghost Church	Crowcombe	Cross	23 Middle Ages	ST 14069 36694 51°07′23″N 3°13′45″W / 51.1231°N 3.2292°W / 51.1231; -3.2292	The remains of a medieval cross. The octagonal 2.8 metres (9 ft 2 in) high shaft sits on a base of three steps.	1017221
Cist and associated mound in Langridge Wood, 410 m north west of Treborough Lodge	Withycombe	Cist	10 Bronze Age	ST 01407 37330 51°07′36″N 3°24′37″W / 51.1267°N 3.4103°W / 51.1267; -3.4103	A stone built rectangular cist, approximately 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long which contained a human skeleton until it was removed in 1820.	1020689
Clatworthy hillfort	Clatworthy	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	ST 04586 31500 51°04′28″N 3°22′02″W / 51.0744°N 3.3672°W / 51.0744; -3.3672 (Clatworthy hillfort)	Clatworthy Camp is an Iron Age Hillfort. It is situated on a promontory of the Brendon Hills above Clatworthy Reservoir. It is roughly triangular in shape with an area of 5.8 hectares (14 acres). It has a single bank and ditch, cut through solid rock. There may have been an entrance on the west and two on the east.	1006149
Cleeve Abbey	Washford	Remains of Cistercian abbey	29 1198	ST0474440703 51°09′27″N 3°21′49″W / 51.157623°N 3.363499°W / 51.157623; -3.363499 (Cleeve Abbey)	Cleeve Abbey was a medieval monastery. The abbey was founded in the late twelfth century as a house for monks of the austere Cistercian order. In 1536 Cleeve was closed by Henry VIII in the course of the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the abbey was converted into a country house. Subsequently, the status of the site declined and the abbey was used as farm buildings until the latter half of the nineteenth century when steps were taken to conserve the remains. In the twentieth century Cleeve was taken into state care; the abbey is now looked after by English Heritage and is open to the public. While the church is no longer standing, the conventual buildings are still roofed and habitable and contain many features of particular interest including the 'angel' roof in the refectory and the wall paintings in the painted chamber.	1014824	More images
Cow Castle	Exmoor	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 79437 37350 51°07′22″N 3°43′27″W / 51.12270°N 3.7241°W / 51.12270; -3.7241 (Cow Castle)	Cow Castle is an Iron Age Hillfort which occupies an isolated hilltop and has a single rampart and ditch, enclosing 0.9 hectares (2.2 acres). It is in the valley of the River Barle. It has been added to the heritage at Risk register because of the risk from bracken.	1002955	More images
Cross 15 m north of St Peter's Church	Williton	Cross	32 13th century	ST 07522 40772 51°07′05″N 3°24′54″W / 51.1181°N 3.415°W / 51.1181; -3.415	The base and lower part of the shaft of a 13th century stone cross.	1017293	More images
Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church	Selworthy	Cross	40 Late 14th century	SS 91995 46793 51°12′37″N 3°32′51″W / 51.2102°N 3.5476°W / 51.2102; -3.5476	A medieval cross with a 2-metre (6 ft 7 in) stone shaft on an octagonal base with three octagonal steps.	1020775	More images
Cross in the churchyard of St George's Church	Dunster	Cross	23 Middle Ages	SS 98995 43662 51°11′00″N 3°26′47″W / 51.1832°N 3.4465°W / 51.1832; -3.4465	The remains of a stone cross which was constructed in or before the 15th century. The remaining part of the shaft is 0.5 millimetres (0.020 in) high and sits on a circular base with three steps.	1021061
Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin	Luccombe	Cross	44 15th century	SS 91118 44531 51°11′22″N 3°33′34″W / 51.1895°N 3.5594°W / 51.1895; -3.5594	A 15th century cross with a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) stone shaft set in an octagonal three step base.	1020917
Cross in the churchyard of St Mary the Virgin's Church	Nettlecombe	Cross	40 Late 14th century	ST 05696 37742 51°07′52″N 3°20′57″W / 51.1312°N 3.3491°W / 51.1312; -3.3491	The remains of a 14th century cross with a stone shaft set in a two-step base.	1020691
Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church	Exton	Cross	40 Late 14th century	SS 92585 33693 51°05′33″N 3°32′07″W / 51.0925°N 3.5352°W / 51.0925; -3.5352	The remains of a 14th century cross with a tapering octagonal stone shaft. The upper part of the shaft was restored in 1875.	1021156
Cross in the churchyard of the Church of St Decuman	Watchet	Cross	44 14th or 15th century	ST 06493 42684 51°10′47″N 3°19′49″W / 51.1796°N 3.3302°W / 51.1796; -3.3302	The remains of a 14th or 15th century cross with a tapering octagonal stone shaft on an octagonal base. The upper part of the shaft was restored with wood in the mid 20th century.	1020919	More images
Cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church	Luxborough	Cross	36 13th or 14th century	SS 97385 38005 51°07′56″N 3°28′04″W / 51.1321°N 3.4679°W / 51.1321; -3.4679	A medieval inscribed stone cross which is 1.6 metres (5 ft 3 in) high and stands on a partially buried plinth.	1021155
Cross in the churchyard of St Peter's Church	Treborough	Cross	34 Late 13th century	ST 01067 36365 51°07′05″N 3°24′54″W / 51.1180°N 3.4149°W / 51.1180; -3.4149	A medieval cross with a stone shaft on an octagonal base with three octagonal steps. The head of the cross with a figure of St Peter is a 19th century addition.	1020690
Crowcombe village cross 170 m north west of Holy Ghost Church	Crowcombe	Cross	23 Middle Ages	ST 13906 36765 51°07′25″N 3°13′54″W / 51.1237°N 3.2316°W / 51.1237; -3.2316	A medieval cross of red sandstone. The octagonal shaft is 3 metres (9.8 ft) high, topped by a Greek cross added in the 19th century, standing on an octagonal base.	1017220
Curdon Wood camp	Stogumber	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	ST 10201 38515 51°08′05″N 3°17′28″W / 51.1347°N 3.2911°W / 51.1347; -3.2911 (Curdon Wood camp)	Curdon Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort. It was nearly completely destroyed by quarrying and bulldozing. A section of the camp remains that is still 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) high on the southern and western sides.	1006158
Daw's Castle	Watchet	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	ST 06141 43181 51°10′53″N 3°20′39″W / 51.1814°N 3.3442°W / 51.1814; -3.3442 (Daw's Castle)	Daw's Castle is a sea cliff Hillfort just west of Watchet. The fort is situated on an east-west cliff about 80 metres (260 ft) above the sea, on a tapering spur of land bounded by the Washford River. The ramparts of the fort would have formed a semicircle backing on to the sheer cliffs, but coastal erosion has reduced the size of the enclosure, and later destruction by farming, limekilns, and the B3191 road, have left only about 300 metres (980 ft) of ramparts visible today. The fort may be of Iron Age origin, but was (re)built and fortified as a burh by King Alfred, as part of his defence against Viking raids from the Bristol Channel around 878 AD. It would have been one of a chain of forts and coastal lookout posts, connected by the Herepath, or military road, which allowed Alfred to move his army along the coast, covering Viking movements at sea.	1020882
Deserted medieval farm, W of Bramble Combe	Minehead Without	Earthworks	23 Middle Ages	SS 94045 47920 51°13′14″N 3°31′07″W / 51.2206°N 3.5186°W / 51.2206; -3.5186	Earthworks of a medieval farmhouse 22 metres (72 ft) by 5 metres (16 ft). It is known to have been occupied around 1279 and in decline by 1487.	1006126
Dovecote 60 m north of St George's Church	Dunster	Dovecote	46 Late 16th century	SS9901843725 51°11′02″N 3°26′46″W / 51.183805°N 3.4462°W / 51.183805; -3.4462	Dunster Dovecote was probably built in the late 16th century. It is situated on Priory Green opposite the Tithe Barn and close to the walls of the Priory Church of St George. It is approximately 5.8 metres (19 ft) high and 5.8 metres (19 ft) in diameter, with walls around 1.2 metres (4 ft) thick. There are five hundred and forty nest-holes. In the 18th century the floor level and door were raised among several major alterations. The lower tiers of nest holes were blocked to protect against Brown Rats which had arrived in the Britain in 1720 and reached Somerset by 1760. A revolving ladder, known as a "potence", was installed to allow the pigeon keeper to search the nest holes more easily. In the 19th century two feeding platforms were added to the axis of the revolving ladder.	1020408	More images
Dovecote at Little Blackford	Selworthy	Dovecote	25 11th century	SS 92475 45284 51°11′48″N 3°32′25″W / 51.1967°N 3.5403°W / 51.1967; -3.5403 (Dovecote at Little Blackford)	The Dovecot At Blackford Farm was built in the 11th century. It is now owned by the National Trust and used as a store for the neighbouring farm. The earliest written record of the Dovecote was in 1393 although the exact date of construction is not known. It is built of local Devonian sandstone, with walls are 1.2 metres (4 ft) thick and contains over 300 nest holes.	1020774
Doverhay Down round barrow, Porlock	Luccombe	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 88566 45241 51°11′44″N 3°35′46″W / 51.1955°N 3.5962°W / 51.1955; -3.5962	Two round barrows one of which is 9.6 metres (31 ft) in diameter and the other 6.4 metres (21 ft).	1006191
Dowsborough hillfort and associated round barrow	Holford	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	ST 16017 39113 51°08′43″N 3°12′05″W / 51.1454°N 3.2015°W / 51.1454; -3.2015	Dowsborough Camp (or Danesborough or Dawesbury) is an Iron Age Hillfort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey. The fort has an oval shape, with a single rampart and ditch (univallate) following the contours of the hill top, enclosing an area of 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres). The fort and associated round barrow has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to vehicle damage and erosion.	1010494
Dunkery Beacon and adjacent mounds	Cutcombe	Burial mounds	10 Bronze Age	SS 89143 41590 51°09′46″N 3°35′12″W / 51.1627°N 3.5868°W / 51.1627; -3.5868	Dunkery Beacon is the summit of Dunkery Hill, and the highest point on Exmoor and in Somerset. Dunkery Beacon was given to the National Trust in 1935 by Sir Thomas Acland, Colonel Wiggin and Allan Hughes along with the rest of the Holnicote Estate an event commemorated by the summit memorial cairn known as Robin How.	1003026	More images
Early Christian to medieval settlement and cemetery	Carhampton	Earthworks	20 Early Middle Ages	ST 01108 42677 51°10′29″N 3°24′58″W / 51.1748°N 3.4160°W / 51.1748; -3.4160	Earthworks remains of houses and a metal working site dating from the 5th to 8th century. Skeletons from a medieval cemetery have also been recovered from the site.	1013589
Earthwork enclosure on Rodhuish Common, 300 m west of Moor Barn	Withycombe	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 99901 39225 51°08′37″N 3°25′56″W / 51.1435°N 3.4323°W / 51.1435; -3.4323	Rodhuish Common is a univallate Iron Age Hillfort. There is a small oval enclosure which is thought to be of Iron Age date.	1021122
Earthwork enclosure on Monkslade Common, 860 m east of Fire Tower	Luxborough	Earthworks	15 Iron Age	SS 99468 39174 51°08′35″N 3°26′19″W / 51.1430°N 3.4385°W / 51.1430; -3.4385	Earthworks from an Iron Age enclosure 68 metres (223 ft) long and 54 metres (177 ft) wide surrounded by a bank and ditch.	1021121
Earthwork enclosure on Winsford Hill, 200 m south east of Wambarrows	Winsford	Earthworks	30 Late Middle Ages	SS 87789 34204 51°05′46″N 3°36′14″W / 51.0961°N 3.6038°W / 51.0961; -3.6038	Earthworks from a medieval enclosure 17.6 metres (58 ft) long and 13.2 metres (43 ft) wide.	1021274
Earthworks W of Bury	Brompton Regis	Earthworks	02 Unknown	SS9434027296 51°02′07″N 3°30′30″W / 51.0353°N 3.5083°W / 51.0353; -3.5083 (Earthworks W of Bury)	Earthworks from an enclosure of unknown date with banks on either side; however it is unlikely this was a defensive structure.	1003031
East Pinford: a stone alignment on the west side of East Pinford 700 m west of Long Combe sheep pen	Exmoor	Stone row	06 Late Neolithic to middle Bronze Age	SS 79658 42730 51°10′16″N 3°43′22″W / 51.1711°N 3.7227°W / 51.1711; -3.7227	An alignment of two parallel rows of six standing stones. The stones are between 350 millimetres (14 in) and 720 millimetres (28 in) high.	1014263
Edgerley Stone	Exmoor	Inscribed stone	21 Before 1207	SS 71959 40700 51°09′04″N 3°49′56″W / 51.1512°N 3.8321°W / 51.1512; -3.8321 (Edgerley Stone)	A wedge shaped stone which is 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high. The inscribed text is of unknown date.	1020883
Elworthy Barrows hillfort	Brompton Ralph	Hill fort	15 Iron Age	ST 07033 33718 51°05′44″N 3°19′43″W / 51.0956°N 3.3286°W / 51.0956; -3.3286 (Elworthy Barrows hillfort)	Elworthy Barrows is an unfinished Iron Age hill fort rather than Bronze Age barrows. It covers an area of 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) and is surrounded by a bank and ditch.	1020724
Enclosure and associated outworks on Staddon Hill	Winsford	Enclosure	15 Iron Age	SS 88143 37524 51°07′34″N 3°35′59″W / 51.1260°N 3.5998°W / 51.1260; -3.5998	Staddon Hill Camp is an hill slope enclosure. It covers 0.1 hectares (0.25 acres) and is surrounded by a bank and ditch.	1021359
Entrenchment on Heydon Hill	Huish Champflower	Earthworks	02 Unknown	ST 03391 28215 51°02′42″N 3°22′46″W / 51.0451°N 3.3794°W / 51.0451; -3.3794 (Entrenchment on Heydon Hill)	A bank and ditch. The site has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register because of the risks of arable ploughing.	1006173
Exe Plain stone alignment 425 m north east of the sheepfold	Exmoor	Stone row	06 Late Neolithic to middle Bronze Age	SS 74970 42629 51°10′09″N 3°47′23″W / 51.1692°N 3.7897°W / 51.1692; -3.7897	A 27.8-metre (91 ft) long stone row of two vertical and one recumbent stones.	1014262
Four cairns on Hurley Beacon	Crowcombe	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 14112 37999 51°08′05″N 3°13′44″W / 51.1348°N 3.2289°W / 51.1348; -3.2289 (Four cairns on Hurley Beacon)	The central cairn at the highest point is known as Hurley Beacon and is 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high.	1017218
Four medieval fish weirs 500 m east of the Harbour	Minehead	Fishing weir	23 Middle Ages	SS 97644 47052 51°12′49″N 3°28′00″W / 51.2135°N 3.4668°W / 51.2135; -3.4668	A series of V shaped stone fish weirs. The date on which they were built is not documented however there is documentary evidence of the weirs in the 1420, but they may date back to the 11th century.	1020017
Four round barrows on The Allotment, 520 m south east of Spire Cross	Winsford	Round barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 89284 33287 51°05′18″N 3°34′56″W / 51.0882°N 3.5822°W / 51.0882; -3.5822	Four round barrows each between 5 metres (16 ft) and 12.5 metres (41 ft) in diameter.	1021230
Four round cairns on Dunkery Hill 400 m south east of Joaney How Cairn	Wootton Courtenay	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	SS 91052 42642 51°10′21″N 3°33′35″W / 51.1726°N 3.5598°W / 51.1726; -3.5598	Two pairs of cairns ranging from 7.4 metres (24 ft) to 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter.	1020931
Gallox Bridge	Dunster	Bridge	44 15th century	SS9895143213 51°10′45″N 3°26′49″W / 51.179191°N 3.447015°W / 51.179191; -3.447015 (Gallox Bridge)	The Gallox Bridge is a narrow stone packhorse bridge, on the southern outskirts of Dunster, with two arches over the River Avill. It has a roadway width of 1.2 metres (3.9 ft), a total width of 1.9 metres (6.2 ft) and is 13.5 metres (44.3 ft) long. The bridge is in the guardianship of English Heritage.	1014410	More images
Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common	Withypool and Hawkridge	Bowl barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 81791 34564 51°05′54″N 3°41′23″W / 51.0982°N 3.6896°W / 51.0982; -3.6896 (Green Barrow on Hawkridge Common)	A 13.3-metre (44 ft) diameter bowl barrow.	1021263
Group of four barrows and cairns known as 'Rowbarrows' including Great Rowbarrow and Little Rowbarrow	Cutcombe	Cairns and barrows	10 Bronze Age	SS 87417 41473 51°09′41″N 3°36′41″W / 51.1614°N 3.6114°W / 51.1614; -3.6114	A cairn which is 25 metres (82 ft) diameter and associated barrows.	1003677
Group of round barrows	North Molton	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 74635 36212 51°06′41″N 3°47′32″W / 51.1114°N 3.7923°W / 51.1114; -3.7923 (Group of round barrows)	A group of ten Round barrows	1002626

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