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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
Halscombe stone setting 790 m SSW of Simonsbath Bridge	Exmoor	Standing stones	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 77022 38336 51°07′52″N 3°45′32″W / 51.1311°N 3.7589°W / 51.1311; -3.7589	Two rows of standing stones, up to 600 millimetres (24 in) high, some of which are now recumbent.	1014281
Hillfort on Grabbist Hill, 275 m south west of St Leonard's Well	Dunster	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 98294 43686 51°11′00″N 3°27′23″W / 51.1832°N 3.4565°W / 51.1832; -3.4565	Grabbist hillfort is an Iron Age oval hillfort. The fort is 270.0 metres (885.8 ft) long and 219.8 feet (67.0 m) wide, and is surrounded by a counterscarp, which measures 4.2 to 6.2 feet (1.3 to 1.9 m) in height. It is also surrounded by a ditch, which ranges up to 10.0 metres (32.8 ft) wide and 2.2 metres (7.2 ft) deep. The bank has a peak height of 3 metres (9.8 ft), and, on the northern and western sides, there is a second bank, which leads to the northeastern corner being the most strongly defended.
Holy well at St Pancras Chapel	Old Cleeve	Well	23 Middle Ages	ST 04143 39888 51°09′01″N 3°22′18″W / 51.1502°N 3.3718°W / 51.1502; -3.3718 (Holy well at St Pancras Chapel)	A stone lined holy well in the grounds of the former St Pancras Chapel which is now a private house.	1020720
Horner packhorse bridge	Luccombe	Packhorse bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS 89733 45541 51°11′54″N 3°34′47″W / 51.1984°N 3.5796°W / 51.1984; -3.5796 (Horner packhorse bridge)	A stone packhorse bridge over Horner Water.	1006228	More images
Huish Champflower Barrow	Huish Champflower	Bowl barrow	06 Late Neolithic to middle Bronze Age	ST 02860 34168 51°05′55″N 3°23′19″W / 51.0986°N 3.3887°W / 51.0986; -3.3887 (Huish Champflower Barrow)	A bowl barrow which is 21 metres (69 ft) in diameter.	1020692
Incised stone W of Stent Hill	Oare	Standing stone	21 Possibly 7th to 9th century	SS 83210 47374 51°12′49″N 3°40′24″W / 51.2136°N 3.6734°W / 51.2136; -3.6734 (Incised stone W of Stent Hill)	The Culbone Stone, an early mediaeval standing stone approximately one metre in height. It lies in woodland close to the parish boundary, and features an incised wheeled cross, the style of which suggests it dates from 7th to 9th century. The stone is legally protected as a scheduled monument. It has been suggested that the stone has been moved from its original site as part of the Culbone Hill Stone Row.	1006141	More images
Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (eastern of two)	Luccombe	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 88991 42408 51°10′12″N 3°35′21″W / 51.1701°N 3.5892°W / 51.1701; -3.5892	One of two Iron Age hillforts within 80 metres (260 ft) of each other. This one is around 37 metres (121 ft) in diameter and surrounded by a bank up to 0.4 metres (1 ft 4 in) high.	1008471
Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two)	Luccombe	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 88877 42361 51°10′11″N 3°35′27″W / 51.1696°N 3.5908°W / 51.1696; -3.5908	One of two Iron Age hillforts within 80 metres (260 ft) of each other. This one is around 35 metres (115 ft) in diameter and surrounded by a bank up to 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) high.	1008472
Iron Age defended settlement, Furzebury Brake	Minehead Without	Enclosure	15 Iron Age	SS 93590 48299 51°13′26″N 3°31′31″W / 51.2239°N 3.5252°W / 51.2239; -3.5252	An enclosure and settlement covering 0.22 hectares (0.54 acres) and surrounded by a bank.	1008809
Ironstone mine ventilation flue in Chargot Wood, 1150 m south west of Langham Farm	Luxborough	Chimney	60 19th century	SS 97346 35779 51°06′44″N 3°28′04″W / 51.1121°N 3.4678°W / 51.1121; -3.4678	A ventilation chimney at the disused Bearland Wood Iron Mine. A fire at the base of the shaft was used to draw air and gasses from the mine. The chimney is 6.5 metres (21 ft) high and 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) in diameter at the base.	1020189
Katherine's Well	Selworthy	Well	23 Middle Ages	SS 91425 46897 51°12′39″N 3°33′21″W / 51.2109°N 3.5558°W / 51.2109; -3.5558 (Katherine's Well)	A natural spring which has been converted into a well by the use of stone slabs.	1020826
Kit Barrows Cairns	Cutcombe	Cairn	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 90033 42010 51°10′00″N 3°34′27″W / 51.1667°N 3.5742°W / 51.1667; -3.5742 (Kit Barrows Cairns)	Two cairns one of which is 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter and the other 12.5 metres (41 ft). Each is around 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) high.	1020828
Kittuck stone setting and cairn, 200 m south west of Three Combes Foot	Exmoor	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	SS 82034 43885 51°10′55″N 3°41′21″W / 51.1820°N 3.6892°W / 51.1820; -3.6892	A cairn and standing stones (some of which are now recumbent).	1014284
Lanacombe 1: a stone setting and two cairns on the east side of Lanacombe	Exmoor	Cairn and menhirs	10 Bronze Age	SS 78117 42770 51°10′16″N 3°44′41″W / 51.1711°N 3.7448°W / 51.1711; -3.7448	A collection of two cairns, and several standing stones (some of which are now recumbent).	1014273
Lanacombe 2: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe	Exmoor	Cairn and menhirs	10 Bronze Age	SS 78432 42873 51°10′20″N 3°44′25″W / 51.1721°N 3.7403°W / 51.1721; -3.7403	A collection of cairns, and several standing stones (some of which are now recumbent).	1014274
Lanacombe 3: a stone setting and cairn on the east side of Lanacombe	Exmoor	Cairn and menhirs	10 Bronze Age	SS 78630 42998 51°10′24″N 3°44′15″W / 51.1733°N 3.7375°W / 51.1733; -3.7375	A collection of cairns, and several standing stones (some of which are now recumbent).	1014275
Lanacombe 4: a stone setting on the ENE side of Lanacombe	Exmoor	Menhirs	10 Bronze Age	SS 78654 43151 51°10′29″N 3°44′14″W / 51.1747°N 3.7372°W / 51.1747; -3.7372	A collection of several standing stones (some of which are now recumbent).	1014276
Lanacombe 5: a stone alignment on the south east side of Lanacombe	Exmoor	Menhirs	10 Bronze Age	SS 77995 42569 51°10′09″N 3°44′47″W / 51.1693°N 3.7465°W / 51.1693; -3.7465	A collection of several standing stones (some of which are now recumbent) arranged into three rows	1014277
Landacre Bridge	Withypool	Arch bridge	30 Late Middle Ages	SS8164936129 51°06′44″N 3°41′32″W / 51.112196°N 3.692103°W / 51.112196; -3.692103 (Landacre Bridge)	A stone bridge over the River Barle with five arches each with a span of 2.7 metres (9 ft). It was built in the late medieval period with the first documentary evidence being from 1610. Restoration work was undertaken in 1875, and again following damage during flooding in 1952.	1021125
Later prehistoric defended enclosure, Long Wood	Carhampton	Enclosure	15 Iron Age	SS 98125 40385 51°09′13″N 3°27′29″W / 51.1536°N 3.4580°W / 51.1536; -3.4580	An Enclosure which may have been a univallate Iron Age hill fort. The enclosure is approximately 40 metres (130 ft) in diameter and covers around 0.15 hectares (0.37 acres). It is surrounded by a bank and ditch about 6.5 metres (21 ft) wide and 1.9 metres (6 ft 3 in) high. The hill fort has been damaged in recent years due to forestry plantation.	1008255
Leather Barrow	Luxborough	Bowl barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 98906 35534 51°06′37″N 3°26′44″W / 51.1102°N 3.4455°W / 51.1102; -3.4455 (Leather Barrow)	A bowl barrow with a diameter of 23 metres (75 ft) and height of 3.3 metres (11 ft).	1021158
Lock up 60 m south east of St Mary's Church	Brompton Regis	Village lock-up	59 Late 18th century	SS 95176 31441 51°04′22″N 3°29′51″W / 51.0727°N 3.4976°W / 51.0727; -3.4976	A small stone building used as the village lock-up. The original door has been blocked up and a new doorway constructed.	1021157	More images
Long Chains Combe North: a stone setting 120 m WNW of the sheepfold	Exmoor	Standing stones	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 74570 42358 51°10′00″N 3°47′43″W / 51.1667°N 3.7954°W / 51.1667; -3.7954	Three standing stones between 300 millimetres (12 in) and 450 millimetres (18 in) high.	1014280
Long Chains Combe South: two standing stones 380 m south west of the sheepfold	Exmoor	Standing stones	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 74387 42093 51°09′51″N 3°47′52″W / 51.1643°N 3.7979°W / 51.1643; -3.7979	Two standing stones between 300 millimetres (12 in) and 530 millimetres (21 in) high.	1014279
Malmsmead Bridge	Oare	Packhorse bridge	50 17th century	SS 79193 47723 51°12′57″N 3°43′52″W / 51.2159°N 3.7311°W / 51.2159; -3.7311 (Malmsmead Bridge)	A stone two arch packhorse bridge carrying a minor road over Badgworthy Water.	1006229	More images
Motte and bailey at Dunster Castle	Dunster	Castle	25 11th century	SS9919643490 51°10′54″N 3°26′37″W / 51.181724°N 3.443589°W / 51.181724; -3.443589	Dunster Castle is a former motte and bailey castle and now a country house on the top of a steep hill called the Tor. It has been fortified since the late Anglo-Saxon period. After the Norman conquest of England in the 11th century, William de Mohun constructed a timber castle on the site as part of the pacification of Somerset. A stone shell keep was built on the motte by the start of the 12th century, and the castle survived a siege during the early years of the Anarchy. At the end of the 14th century the de Mohuns sold the castle to the Luttrell family, who continued to occupy the property until the late 20th century. In 1976 Colonel Walter Luttrell gave Dunster Castle and most of its contents to the National Trust, which operates it as a tourist attraction.	1020410	More images
Mounsey Castle and an associated outwork 100 m to the north	Dulverton	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 88555 29561 51°03′16″N 3°35′36″W / 51.0544°N 3.5933°W / 51.0544; -3.5933	Earthworks of Mounsey Castle, an Iron Age irregular triangular earthwork. It is surrounded by the remains of coursed stone walling, with an entrance to the west. It overlooks the River Barle.	1021357
Oare Bridge	Oare	Bridge	55 Possibly 18th century	SS 80211 47452 51°12′18″N 3°41′24″W / 51.205°N 3.690°W / 51.205; -3.690 (Oare Bridge)	Robber's Bridge is an old masonry arch bridge in the royal forest of Exmoor, carrying the minor road from Porlock Hill to Oare. It crosses Weir Water and is located down a steep, wooded lane beneath overhanging trees.	1006196
Old Barrow on Old Barrow Down	Withypool and Hawkridge	Bowl barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 84085 32447 51°04′47″N 3°39′22″W / 51.0796°N 3.6561°W / 51.0796; -3.6561 (Old Barrow on Old Barrow Down)	A bowl barrow which is 20.9 metres (69 ft) in diameter and 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) high.	1021356
Oldberry Castle	Dulverton	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 90942 28226 51°02′35″N 3°33′25″W / 51.0430°N 3.5570°W / 51.0430; -3.5570 (Oldberry Castle)	Oldberry Castle (sometimes called Oldbury Castle) is an Iron Age hill fort. The site overlooks the town and the ancient crossing point of the River Barle. It is an irregular oval shape measuring 220 metres (720 ft) by 300 feet (91 m). It is defended by a bank measuring 3.0 metres (10 ft) wide and 6 feet (1.8 m) high, and a 5.5 metres (18 ft) wide ditch.	1006168
Packhorse bridge 60 m north east of Royal Oak Farm	Winsford	Bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS 90551 34885 51°06′10″N 3°33′53″W / 51.1028°N 3.5646°W / 51.1028; -3.5646	A stone packhorse bridge over Winn Brook.	1021124
Packhorse bridge 75 m south east of The Old Vicarage	Winsford	Packhorse bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS 90570 35160 51°06′19″N 3°33′52″W / 51.1053°N 3.5644°W / 51.1053; -3.5644	A medieval stone packhorse bridge, with two arches, over the River Exe.	1021123
Porlock Allotment stone alignment and cairn, 450 m west of Porlock stone circle	Porlock	Standing stones and a cairn	10 Bronze Age	SS 84055 44701 51°11′23″N 3°39′38″W / 51.1897°N 3.6605°W / 51.1897; -3.6605	A collection of standing stones and a cairn.	1014268
Porlock Allotment 1: a stone alignment 450 m SSE of Black Barrow	Porlock	Standing stones	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 83359 43784 51°10′53″N 3°40′13″W / 51.1813°N 3.6702°W / 51.1813; -3.6702	Three standing and five recumbent stones.	1014270
Porlock Hill stone setting, 150 m north west of the cattle grid on the A39 at the top of Porlock Hill	Porlock	Standing stones	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 86450 46135 51°12′11″N 3°37′36″W / 51.2031°N 3.6267°W / 51.2031; -3.6267	Three standing stones.	1014267
Post-medieval pottery kiln 360 m NNE of the Castle	Dunster	Kiln	58 18th century	SS 99226 43862 51°11′06″N 3°26′36″W / 51.1851°N 3.4433°W / 51.1851; -3.4433	A stone pottery kiln.	1020409
Ralegh's Cross	Nettlecombe	Cross	32 13th century	ST 03886 34415 51°06′04″N 3°22′26″W / 51.1010°N 3.3740°W / 51.1010; -3.3740 (Ralegh's Cross)	The remains of a cross dating from around 1300. A stone base supports the remains of the shaft which is now 0.7 metres (2 ft 4 in) high.	1020722
Raleigh's Cross iron mine, 310 m south east of Heather House	Huish Champflower	Earthworks	62 1850s	ST 02526 34212 51°05′56″N 3°23′36″W / 51.0989°N 3.3934°W / 51.0989; -3.3934	Earthworks and ruins from an iron mine opened in the 1850s. The buildings were demolished in 1907.	1021351
Remains of 14th century chantry at Kilve	Kilve	Chantry Chapel	38 1329	ST 14644 44021 51°11′20″N 3°13′22″W / 51.1890°N 3.2228°W / 51.1890; -3.2228	The ruins of a Chantry Chapel formed in 1329. The stonework is Blue Lias but is now ruined and covered in ivy. Little of the slate roof remains. The building was previously thatched.	1002960
Remains of St Andrew's Chapel, 80 m north west of Chapel Cross	Luccombe	Earthworks	23 Middle Ages	SS 90577 44865 51°11′33″N 3°34′02″W / 51.1925°N 3.5673°W / 51.1925; -3.5673	The remaining walls and footings of a medieval chapel	1021120
Rexy Barrow, Little Buscombe	Exmoor	Bowl barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 77019 41950 51°09′49″N 3°45′37″W / 51.1635°N 3.7602°W / 51.1635; -3.7602 (Rexy Barrow, Little Buscombe)	A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter.	1006208
Ring cairn on West Hill	East Quantoxhead	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 12327 41573 51°10′00″N 3°15′19″W / 51.1666°N 3.2553°W / 51.1666; -3.2553 (Ring cairn on West Hill)	A stone cairn with a surrounding rim of 15.3 metres (50 ft) diameter.	1014121
Road Castle	Winsford	Hill fort	15 Iron Age	SS 86289 37578 51°07′34″N 3°37′35″W / 51.1262°N 3.6263°W / 51.1262; -3.6263 (Road Castle)	Road Castle is an Iron Age bank and ditch enclosure. The ditch is almost square in plan with rounded corners and covers an area of approximately 0.28 hectares (0.7 acres).	1021360
Round barrow 200 ft (60 m) NW of Setta Barrow, Bray Common	Brayford	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 72523 38098 51°07′40″N 3°49′23″W / 51.1279°N 3.8231°W / 51.1279; -3.8231	A 32-metre (105 ft) diameter mound which has been described as both a round barrow and bowl barrow.	1003855
Round barrow 720 m NNW of Spire Cross	Winsford	Round barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 88639 34246 51°05′48″N 3°35′30″W / 51.0966°N 3.5917°W / 51.0966; -3.5917	A round barrow which is 15.5 metres (51 ft) in diameter.	1021229
Round barrow 500 yd (460 m) WSW of Exe Head	Exmoor	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 74702 41411 51°09′30″N 3°47′35″W / 51.1582°N 3.7931°W / 51.1582; -3.7931	A bowl barrow south of The Chains, which is 12.3 metres (40 ft) in diameter and 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) high.	1006212
Round barrow 800 yd (730 m) SW of Dunkery Beacon	Cutcombe	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 88592 41151 51°09′31″N 3°35′40″W / 51.1587°N 3.5945°W / 51.1587; -3.5945	A round barrow which is 12.3 metres (40 ft) in diameter.	1006232
Round barrow cemetery at Battle Gore immediately west of North Road	Williton	Round barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 07444 41392 51°09′51″N 3°19′30″W / 51.1643°N 3.3251°W / 51.1643; -3.3251	Three round barrows and the Neolithic burial chamber.	1019032
Round barrow cemetery incorporating Wambarrows on Winsford Hill	Winsford	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 87616 34301 51°05′49″N 3°36′23″W / 51.0970°N 3.6063°W / 51.0970; -3.6063	A round barrow cemetery at Wambarrows on Winsford Hill. There are at least five barrows ranging in diameter from 17.6 metres (58 ft) to 28.8 metres (94 ft).	1021273
Round barrow on Great Tom's Hill	Exmoor	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 80496 43113 51°10′29″N 3°42′39″W / 51.1747°N 3.7109°W / 51.1747; -3.7109 (Round barrow on Great Tom's Hill)	A 12.5-metre (41 ft) diameter stony mound covered in turf.	1003032
Round barrow on Roosthitchen	Exmoor	Cairn	05 Prehistoric	SS 72192 40151 51°08′47″N 3°49′43″W / 51.1463°N 3.8286°W / 51.1463; -3.8286 (Round barrow on Roosthitchen)	A turf covered mound with stones protruding from it. It was previously classified as a barrow.	1006164
Round cairn 280 m south of Rex Stile Head	Wootton Courtenay	Cairn	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 90447 42282 51°10′09″N 3°34′06″W / 51.1693°N 3.5683°W / 51.1693; -3.5683	A 9.4-metre (31 ft) diameter stoney mound.	1020932
Round cairn 550 m north east of Joaney How Cairn	Wootton Courtenay	Cairn	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 91265 43105 51°10′36″N 3°33′24″W / 51.1768°N 3.5568°W / 51.1768; -3.5568	A round cairn which is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter.	1020927
Round cairn 750 m south east of Joaney How Cairn	Wootton Courtenay	Cairn	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 91445 42371 51°10′13″N 3°33′15″W / 51.1702°N 3.5541°W / 51.1702; -3.5541	An earth and stone mound, 8 metres (26 ft) in diameter and 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high.	1020928
Round cairn 1000 m ESE of Joaney How Cairn	Wootton Courtenay	Cairn	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 91732 42385 51°10′13″N 3°33′00″W / 51.1704°N 3.5500°W / 51.1704; -3.5500	A cairn of 9 metres (30 ft) diameter.	1020929
Round cairn cemetery, 570 m east of Selworthy Beacon	Minehead Without	Cairns	08 Late Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 92175 48044 51°13′18″N 3°32′42″W / 51.2218°N 3.545°W / 51.2218; -3.545	A collection of nine round cairns on a ridge of Selworthy Beacon.	1020794
Round cairn cemetery on Dunkery Hill	Luccombe	Cairn	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 90883 42778 51°10′26″N 3°33′44″W / 51.1738°N 3.5623°W / 51.1738; -3.5623	A collection of five round cairns each of which is between 21.5 metres (71 ft) and 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter.	1020930
Round cairn known as Pixie's Mound	Stogursey	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 20907 45575 51°12′14″N 3°08′01″W / 51.2039°N 3.1335°W / 51.2039; -3.1335	A cairn which is 27 metres (89 ft) in diameter and 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in) high. Excavations have found the remains of several bodies and flint tools.	1006226
Ruined cairn on Higher Hare Knap	Holford	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 14844 39516 51°08′55″N 3°13′08″W / 51.1485°N 3.2188°W / 51.1485; -3.2188 (Ruined cairn on Higher Hare Knap)	A cairn or round barrow which is between 21 metres (69 ft) and 26.5 metres (87 ft) in diameter.	1006144
Selworthy Beacon cairn	Minehead Without	Cairn	09 Neolithic to Bronze Age revised 16th century	SS 91868 47981 51°13′15″N 3°32′59″W / 51.2208°N 3.5497°W / 51.2208; -3.5497 (Selworthy Beacon cairn)	A cemetery cairn which was adapted in the 16th century for use as a fire beacon. The original earth and stone mound is topped with a 7 metres (23 ft) diameter stone heap.	1020793
Setta Barrow and three round barrows to the south	Brayford Exmoor	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 72545 37699 51°07′28″N 3°49′21″W / 51.1244°N 3.8226°W / 51.1244; -3.8226	Several bowl and round barrows ranging from 10 metres (33 ft) to 28 metres (92 ft) in diameter.	1003856
Standing stones on Manor allotment	Oare	Standing stones	05 Prehistoric	SS 80180 43287 51°10′34″N 3°42′56″W / 51.1762°N 3.7155°W / 51.1762; -3.7155	A line of three small stones.	1006165
St Leonard's Well	Dunster	Holy well	23 Middle Ages	SS 98504 43867 51°11′04″N 3°27′13″W / 51.18450°N 3.4536°W / 51.18450; -3.4536 (St Leonard's Well)	A 16th century stone well house over a medieval holy well. It may have been the water supply for Dunster Priory.	1021154
Stogursey Castle	Stogursey	Motte-and-bailey castle	26 11th or 12th century	ST 20326 42575 51°10′36″N 3°08′32″W / 51.1766°N 3.1422°W / 51.1766; -3.1422 (Stogursey Castle)	Stogursey Castle was built in the late 11th or early 12th century. The castle was a motte-and-bailey design with a 60 metre wide, two metre tall motte and two bailey enclosures, surrounded by a water-filled moat. The castle was controlled by King John of England during the First Barons' War, and was ordered to be destroyed in 1215, but survived; John's lieutenant Falkes de Breauté took control of the castle, and after his death a second order to destroy the property was given in 1228, again apparently ignored. The castle was extended in stone in 1300 by the Fitzpayne family, but was destroyed in the 1450s by the Yorkist faction during the War of the Roses.	1019035	More images
Stone circle, Porlock Common	Porlock	Stone circle	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 84520 44656 51°11′22″N 3°39′14″W / 51.1894°N 3.6538°W / 51.1894; -3.6538 (Stone circle, Porlock Common)	A stone circle which originally had 21 stones. 14 stones remain half of which are upright and the other half recumbent. The tallest of the standing stones is 0.8 metres (2 ft 7 in) high.	1006189	More images
Stone circle on Withypool Hill 670 m ESE of Portford Bridge	Withypool and Hawkridge	Stone circle	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 83827 34313 51°05′47″N 3°39′37″W / 51.0963°N 3.6604°W / 51.0963; -3.6604	A stone circle which has 25 standing stones, some which were previously part of the circle are no longer present. The circle has a diameter of 36 metres (118 ft).	1021261
Stringston churchyard cross	Stringston	Cross	40 Late 14th century	ST 17647 42388 51°10′29″N 3°10′46″W / 51.1748°N 3.1794°W / 51.1748; -3.1794 (Stringston churchyard cross)	A cross dating from the 14th century, which is on the Heritage at Risk Register. It has two steps and an octagonal shaft supporting a canopied head.	1006171
Swap Hill standing stone 200 m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen	Exmoor	Standing stone	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 80513 42669 51°10′15″N 3°42′38″W / 51.1707°N 3.7105°W / 51.1707; -3.7105	A 23-centimetre (9.1 in) high standing stone and a split fragment from the stone.	1014272
Swap Hill stone setting, 275 m south east of the Long Combe sheep pen	Exmoor	Standing stones	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS805426 51°10′12″N 3°42′35″W / 51.1701°N 3.7096°W / 51.1701; -3.7096	Six standing stones the tallest of which are 90 centimetres (35 in) high.	1014282
Sweetworthy deserted medieval settlement	Luccombe	Earthworks	23 Middle Ages	SS 88783 42383 51°10′11″N 3°35′32″W / 51.1698°N 3.5922°W / 51.1698; -3.5922	Earthworks of several buildings cut into the terraces on the side of the hill. It has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register because of the vulnerability to plant growth.	1008469
Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement	Luccombe	Hillfort	15 Iron Age	SS 89050 42534 51°10′17″N 3°35′25″W / 51.1714°N 3.5903°W / 51.1714; -3.5903	A defended settlement on the north-facing slope of Dunkery Hill. It has a single rampart and external ditch, enclosing 0.25 hectares (0.62 acres). The rampart is still visible and the ditch on the east side is used as a trackway.	1008470
Tarr Steps	Dulverton	Clapper bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS8677032116 51°04′38″N 3°37′04″W / 51.077161°N 3.617719°W / 51.077161; -3.617719 (Tarr Steps)	The Tarr Steps are a clapper bridge across the River Barle in the Exmoor National Park. A typical clapper bridge construction, the bridge possibly dates to around 1000 BC. The stone slabs weigh up to 1-2 tons apiece. The bridge is 55 metres (180 ft) long and has 17 spans.	1021325	More images
The Incline, lying between Brendon Hill and Comberow, and the remains of Combe Row Station	Old Cleeve	Inclined plane	66 1861	ST 02648 34928 51°06′19″N 3°23′31″W / 51.1054°N 3.3919°W / 51.1054; -3.3919	A rope-worked inclined plane 997 metres (3,272 ft) long to bring the ore down a 230 metres (770 ft) vertical interval on a 1 in 4 gradient on the West Somerset Mineral Railway.	1021350	More images
The Mound, Stoke Ridge, Stoke Pero	Luccombe	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	SS 88098 43108 51°10′34″N 3°36′08″W / 51.1762°N 3.6022°W / 51.1762; -3.6022	A possible round barrow which is 7 metres (23 ft) long and 6 metres (20 ft) wide.	1006190
The Whit Stones: two standing stones 230 m west of Whitstone Post	Porlock	Standing stones	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 85330 46250 51°12′14″N 3°38′34″W / 51.2039°N 3.6428°W / 51.2039; -3.6428	Two standing stones 7 metres (23 ft) apart. Each is 85 centimetres (33 in) to 90 centimetres (35 in) high.	1014269
The Yarn Market	Dunster	Market cross	51 1609	SS9915243812 51°11′05″N 3°26′40″W / 51.184611°N 3.444308°W / 51.184611; -3.444308 (The Yarn Market)	The octagonal Yarn Market has a central stone pier which supports a heavy timber framework for the structure. The slate roof has a central wooden lantern topped by a weather vane. The roof is interrupted by a series of dormer windows. Around the periphery is a low stone wall and vertical timber supports. One of the roof beams has a hole in it, a result of cannon fire in the Civil War, when Dunster Castle was a besieged Royalist stronghold. Following the damage, it was restored in 1647 to its present condition.	1015706	More images
Three bowl barrows on Black Hill, 590 m north west of Crowcombe Park Gate	Holford	Bowl barrow	10 Bronze Age	ST 14738 38364 51°08′18″N 3°13′12″W / 51.1382°N 3.2201°W / 51.1382; -3.2201	Three bowl barrows which are between 5 metres (16 ft) and 13 metres (43 ft) in diameter.	1017219
Three round barrows on Withycombe Common, 360 m north of Fire Tower	Withycombe	Round barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 98668 39592 51°08′47″N 3°27′00″W / 51.1465°N 3.4500°W / 51.1465; -3.4500	Three round barrows two of which are approximately 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter. The largest, most southerly is the largest at approximately 28 metres (92 ft) in diameter and has an Ordnance Survey trig point on it.	1021119
Trendle Ring hillfort and associated outwork	Bicknoller	Hill fort	11 Bronze Age to Iron Age	ST 11825 39359 51°08′48″N 3°15′43″W / 51.1467°N 3.2619°W / 51.1467; -3.2619	Trendle Ring is a late prehistoric earthwork. The site, which covers 0.8 hectares (2.0 acres), is surrounded by a single rampart with a ditch and has a simple opening on the east, uphill side. The hillside is steep and there are two areas which may have been more level platforms. It is situated on the slope of a hill which rises 130 metres (430 ft) above the ring.	1008249
Tripp round barrow NW of Tripp Farm	Clatworthy	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	ST 03771 33408 51°05′31″N 3°22′32″W / 51.0919°N 3.3755°W / 51.0919; -3.3755	A round barrow approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter.	1006125
Trout Hill 1: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 550 m south west of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water	Exmoor	Standing stone	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 79399 43226 51°10′32″N 3°43′36″W / 51.1755°N 3.7266°W / 51.1755; -3.7266	Five standing stones, one of which is broken, in two intersecting rows. The largest is 70 centimetres (28 in) high.	1014264
Trout Hill 2: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 610 m south of the foot bridge over Badgworthy Water	Exmoor	Standing stone	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 79554 43124 51°10′29″N 3°43′27″W / 51.1746°N 3.7243°W / 51.1746; -3.7243	Three standing and one recumbent stones. One other stone was demolished by an unexploded shell in the 1970s leaving a crater on the site.	1014265
Trout Hill 3: a stone setting on the north east end of Trout Hill 850 m SSW of the foot bridge over Badgeworthy Water	Exmoor	Standing stone	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 79412 42885 51°10′21″N 3°43′35″W / 51.1724°N 3.7263°W / 51.1724; -3.7263	Two standing and two recumbent stones. The tallest standing stone is 30 centimetres (12 in) high.	1014266
'Two Barrows', group of barrows (Hangley Cleave)	North Molton	Bowl barrows	10 Bronze Age	SS 74635 36212 51°06′41″N 3°47′32″W / 51.1114°N 3.7923°W / 51.1114; -3.7923	A group of four bowl barrows which straddles the border between Somerset and Devon.	1006210
Two bowl barrows on Beacon Hill	West Quantoxhead	Bowl barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 12444 40997 51°09′41″N 3°15′13″W / 51.1615°N 3.2535°W / 51.1615; -3.2535 (Two bowl barrows on Beacon Hill)	Two bowl barrows each approximately 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter. An Ordnance Survey trig point is on the more southerly of the two barrows.	1014122
Two cairns on Great Hill, 470 m south and 750 m south west of Quantock Farm	Crowcombe	Cairn	10 Bronze Age	ST 15657 36251 51°07′09″N 3°12′23″W / 51.1193°N 3.2064°W / 51.1193; -3.2064	Two cairns approximately 300 metres (980 ft) apart. The mound on the summit of the hill is 21 metres (69 ft) in diameter and the other 28 metres (92 ft).	1020364
Two cairns and two bowl barrows on Weacombe Hill, 440 m south of Bicknoller Post	Bicknoller	Cairns and bowl barrows	10 Bronze Age	ST 12862 39893 51°09′06″N 3°14′50″W / 51.1516°N 3.2472°W / 51.1516; -3.2472	Two cairns and two bowl barrows dating from the Bronze Age three of them have been disturbed or partially excavated in the past.	1014126
Two round barrows on Culbone Hill	Oare	Round barrows or cairns	10 Bronze Age	SS 82400 47603 51°12′56″N 3°41′06″W / 51.2155°N 3.6851°W / 51.2155; -3.6851 (Two round barrows on Culbone Hill)	Grass covered stony mounds previously classified as cairns and now as round barrows. Each approximately 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter.	1006207
Two round barrows on Heydon Hill	Huish Champflower	Round barrow	10 Bronze Age	ST 03624 27978 51°02′35″N 3°22′34″W / 51.0430°N 3.3761°W / 51.0430; -3.3761 (Two round barrows on Heydon Hill)	Two barrows, partially excavated in 1896.	1006143
Two round cairns on Dunkery Hill, 390 m and 420 m south east of Rex Stile Head	Wootton Courtenay	Cairn	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 90779 42302 51°10′10″N 3°33′49″W / 51.1695°N 3.5636°W / 51.1695; -3.5636	Two mounds, one of 11 metres (36 ft) in diameter and the other 9 metres (30 ft).	1020926
Two standing stones and a mound 200 m WSW of Black Barrow, Hoscombe	Exmoor	Standing stones	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 83011 44163 51°11′05″N 3°40′31″W / 51.1847°N 3.6753°W / 51.1847; -3.6753	Two stones 4.7 metres (15 ft) apart. One is 25 centimetres (9.8 in) high and the other 10 centimetres (3.9 in) high. The 5 metres (16 ft) wide mound is 11.7 metres (38 ft) from the nearest stone.	1014271
Village cross 75 m north of St Andrew's Well	Stogursey	Cross	36 13th or 14th century	ST 20241 42891 51°10′47″N 3°08′33″W / 51.1797°N 3.1424°W / 51.1797; -3.1424	The remains of a Hamstone village cross on the High Street is from the Middle Ages. Approximately 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) of the original shaft is still in the socket stone.	1019034
Wayside cross 100 m south east of Doniford Farm	Williton	Cross	23 Middle Ages	ST 08838 42897 51°10′41″N 3°18′20″W / 51.1780°N 3.3055°W / 51.1780; -3.3055	The socket stone and part of the shaft of a medieval cross on the main street in Doniford.	1019292
Wayside cross at junction of High Street and Bank Street	Williton	Cross	23 Middle Ages	ST 07737 40924 51°09′36″N 3°19′15″W / 51.1601°N 3.3208°W / 51.1601; -3.3208	The remains of a medieval cross which still has its octagonal base and 0.75 metres (2 ft 6 in) of the shaft.	1017292
West Luccombe packhorse bridge	Luccombe	Packhorse bridge	23 Middle Ages	SS 89886 46119 51°12′13″N 3°34′39″W / 51.2036°N 3.5775°W / 51.2036; -3.5775 (West Luccombe packhorse bridge)	A single arch packhorse bridge built of red sandstone.	1006227	More images
Wilmersham Common West: a stone row 120 m south east of the confluence of Chetsford and Embercombe waters	Luccombe	Stone row	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 85544 42131 51°10′01″N 3°38′18″W / 51.1669°N 3.6384°W / 51.1669; -3.6384	Two standing and one recumbent stones.	1014258
Wilmersham Common stone row 320 m south east of the confluence of Embercombe and Chetsford waters	Luccombe	Stone row	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 85670 41976 51°09′56″N 3°38′11″W / 51.1656°N 3.6365°W / 51.1656; -3.6365	A 68-metre (223 ft) long row of 50 standing stones. The tallest of which is 60 centimetres (24 in) high.	1014257
Wiveliscombe Barrow	Brompton Regis	Bowl barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	ST 00553 34857 51°06′16″N 3°25′18″W / 51.1044°N 3.4218°W / 51.1044; -3.4218 (Wiveliscombe Barrow)	Wiveliscombe Barrow. which was previously known as Eastern Barrow is 20.5 metres (67 ft) in diameter.	1020773
Wood Barrow round barrow	Challacombe	Bowl barrow	07 Neolithic to Bronze Age	SS 71631 42506 51°10′03″N 3°50′15″W / 51.1674°N 3.8374°W / 51.1674; -3.8374 (Wood Barrow round barrow)	A bowl barrow approximately 28 metres (92 ft) in diameter.	1003838 1006209
World War II pillbox 100 m west of Ralegh's Cross Hotel	Clatworthy	Pillbox	70 1940	ST 03837 34397 51°06′03″N 3°22′29″W / 51.1008°N 3.3748°W / 51.1008; -3.3748	A Type 24 pillbox made of reinforced concrete.	1020723
World War II pillbox at Vale House, 120 m north east of Glasses Farm	Old Cleeve	Pillbox	70 1940	ST 02792 38004 51°07′59″N 3°23′27″W / 51.1330°N 3.3907°W / 51.1330; -3.3907	A concrete pillbox which is 2.6 metres (8 ft 6 in) high.	1020726

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