North Somerset Scheduled monuments in Somerset



aveline s hole cave in burrington combe earliest scientifically dated cemetery in great britain.



north somerset unitary authority administered independently of non-metropolitan county of somerset. administrative headquarters located in town hall of weston-super-mare. north somerset has resident population of 202,566.


there 68 scheduled monuments in north somerset. of oldest neolithic including aveline s hole, cave earliest scientifically dated cemetery in britain, , several tumuli. there several iron age hill forts such 1 @ worlebury camp. dolebury warren iron age hill fort reused medieval rabbit warren. romano-british period represented several sites including villas.


more recent sites include several motte-and-bailey castles, such locking castle , church crosses date middle ages. there several deserted medieval settlements. woodspring priory former augustinian priory founded in 13th century. more recent sites date industrial revolution , include elms colliery , glassworks in nailsea. recent monuments 2 palmerstonian gun batteries on island of steep holm.








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