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Bath and North East Somerset (commonly referred to as BANES or B&NES) is a unitary authority created on 1 April 1996, following the abolition of the County of Avon, which had existed since 1974. Part of the ceremonial county of Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset occupies an area of 220 square miles (570 km), two-thirds of which is green belt. It stretches from the outskirts of Bristol, south into the Mendip Hills and east to the southern Cotswold Hills and Wiltshire border. The city of Bath is the principal settlement in the district, but BANES also covers Keynsham, Midsomer Norton, Radstock and the Chew Valley. The area has a population of 170,000, about half of whom live in Bath, making it 12 times more densely populated than the rest of the area.

A scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or monument which is given legal protection by being placed on a list (or "schedule") by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport; Historic England takes the leading role in identifying such sites. The legislation governing this is the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The term "monument" can apply to the whole range of archaeological sites, and they are not always visible above ground. Such sites have to have been deliberately constructed by human activity. They range from prehistoric standing stones and burial sites, through Roman remains and medieval structures such as castles and monasteries, to later structures such as industrial sites and buildings constructed for the World Wars or the Cold War.

There are 58 scheduled monuments in Bath and North East Somerset. Some of the oldest are Neolithic, including the Stanton Drew stone circles and several tumuli. The Great Circle at Stanton Drew is one of the largest Neolithic monuments ever built, and the second largest stone circle in Britain (after Avebury). The date of construction is not known but is thought to be between 3000 and 2000 BCE, which places it in the Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age. There are also several Iron Age hillforts such as Maes Knoll, which was later incorporated into the medieval Wansdyke defensive earthwork, several sections of which are included in this list. The Romano-British period is represented with several sites, most notably the Roman Baths and city walls in Bath. More recent sites include several bridges which date from the Middle Ages to the 18th-century Palladian bridge in Prior Park Landscape Garden. Dundas Aqueduct, built in 1805 to carry the Kennet and Avon Canal, is the most recent site in the list. The monuments are listed below using the names given in the English Heritage data sheets.

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Bath city walls Bath Defensive wall Romano-British ST 74941 64886
51°22′48″N 2°21′30″W / 51.3801°N 2.3583°W / 51.3801; -2.3583 (Bath city walls)
Bath's first walls were built by the Romans and then extended by the Anglo-Saxons to create a fortified burh. 1007017
Bath city walls
Bath city walls
Bathampton Camp Bathampton Univallate hill fort Iron Age ST7741965033
51°23′05″N 2°19′34″W / 51.3847°N 2.3262°W / 51.3847; -2.3262 (Bathampton Camp)
Bathampton Camp may have been a univallate Iron Age hill fort or stock enclosure. A rectangular enclosure, which is approximately 650 metres (2,133 ft) (east-west) by 500 metres (1,640 ft) (north-south), has been identified which may be a Medieval earthwork. 1002480
Bathampton Camp
Bathampton Camp
Bathford Bridge Bathford Bridge 1665 ST 78651 67004
51°24′06″N 2°18′30″W / 51.4017°N 2.3083°W / 51.4017; -2.3083 (Bathford Bridge)
A stone arched bridge, which was built in 1665, carrying the A363, over the Bybrook River close to its confluence with the River Avon. 1004515
Bathford Bridge
Bathford Bridge
Bowl barrow, Hinton Charterhouse Hinton Charterhouse Bowl barrow Late Neolithic to Bronze Age ST 77098 59208
51°19′53″N 2°19′48″W / 51.3315°N 2.3301°W / 51.3315; -2.3301 (Bowl barrow, Hinton Charterhouse)
The barrow is 74 yards (68 m) in circumference and 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) high. Roman coins have been found at the site. 1002474
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Bowl barrow 90 m south-west of Bicknell Farm Nempnett Thrubwell Bowl barrow Iron Age ST 51641 62732
51°21′41″N 2°41′46″W / 51.3615°N 2.6960°W / 51.3615; -2.6960 (Bowl barrow 90 m south-west of Bicknell Farm)
The bowl barrow is 26 metres (85 ft) in diameter and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high. In the middle Ages a windmill was built on the mound. 1008294
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Bowl barrow 400 m west of Bellevue House Nempnett Thrubwell Bowl barrow Late Neolithic to Bronze Age ST 51234 60246
51°20′21″N 2°42′05″W / 51.3392°N 2.7015°W / 51.3392; -2.7015 (Bowl barrow 400 m west of Bellevue House)
This barrow is 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter and 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) high. It was surrounded by a ditch but this has been filled in. 1008183
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Bridge at Stanton Drew Stanton Drew Bridge 13th or 14th century ST 59679 63444
51°22′07″N 2°34′51″W / 51.3686°N 2.5807°W / 51.3686; -2.5807 (Bridge at Stanton Drew)
A stone bridge, with two pointed arches, over the River Chew. 1004519
Bridge at Stanton Drew
Bridge at Stanton Drew
Camerton Romano-British town and associated Prehistoric and early medieval monuments Camerton Vicus Romano-British ST 68646 56623
51°18′20″N 2°27′01″W / 51.3056°N 2.4503°W / 51.3056; -2.4503 (Camerton Romano-British town and associated Prehistoric and early medieval monuments)
The site of a small Romano-British settlement. There is also evidence of prehistoric and medieval use. 1013881
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Chewton Keynsham packhorse bridge Chewton Keynsham Packhorse bridge Middle Ages ST 65465 66437
51°23′45″N 2°29′52″W / 51.3959°N 2.4978°W / 51.3959; -2.4978 (Chewton Keynsham packhorse bridge)
A stone two arch bridge over the River Chew. 1004518
Chewton Keynsham packhorse bridge
Chewton Keynsham packhorse bridge
Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard Chew Magna Cross 15th century ST 57674 63198
51°22′00″N 2°36′35″W / 51.3667°N 2.6097°W / 51.3667; -2.6097 (Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard)
A limestone cross, from which the head is missing, on an octagonal base with six steps. 1017570
Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard
Churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyard
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Compton Dando Bridge Compton Dando Bridge Late Middle Ages ST 64701 64686
51°22′48″N 2°30′31″W / 51.3801°N 2.5086°W / 51.3801; -2.5086 (Compton Dando Bridge)
A stone bridge with three arches, over the River Chew. 1004517
Compton Dando Bridge
Compton Dando Bridge
Culverhay Castle Englishcombe Ringwork 11th to 13th century ST 71906 63018
51°22′00″N 2°24′15″W / 51.3667°N 2.4043°W / 51.3667; -2.4043 (Culverhay Castle)
A ringwork ditch and bank, up to 5 feet (1.5 m) deep. During the first half of the 13th century a stone circular keep and low curtain wall was built at the castle. 1006992
Culverhay Castle
Culverhay Castle
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Deserted medieval farmstead NE of Northwick Norton Malreward Earthwork Middle Ages ST 59148 66175
51°23′38″N 2°35′23″W / 51.3940°N 2.5897°W / 51.3940; -2.5897 (Deserted medieval farmstead NE of Northwick)
Traces of several buildings form the 13th and 14th century have been identified. The site was reoccupied in the 18th century. 1004524
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Dundas Aqueduct Monkton Combe Aqueduct 1805 ST 78460 62533
51°21′42″N 2°18′38″W / 51.3616°N 2.3105°W / 51.3616; -2.3105 (Dundas Aqueduct)
Built between 1797 and 1801, the Dundas Aqueduct carries the Kennet and Avon Canal over the River Avon and the Wessex Main Line railway. It is 150 yards (137.2 m) long with three arches built of Bath Stone, with Doric pilasters, and balustrades at each end. 1005631
Dundas Aqueduct
Dundas Aqueduct
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Eastgate, Bath Bath City walls Middle Ages ST 75173 64872
51°22′56″N 2°21′29″W / 51.3823°N 2.3581°W / 51.3823; -2.3581 (Eastgate, Bath)
The only one of the medieval gates into the city which has survived. 1007018
Eastgate, Bath
Eastgate, Bath


Fairy Toot Nempnett Thrubwell Long barrow Neolithic ST 52056 61808
51°21′13″N 2°41′29″W / 51.3536°N 2.6913°W / 51.3536; -2.6913 (Fairy Toot)
The Fairy Toot is an extensive oval barrow of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type which consist of precisely-built, long trapezoid earth mounds covering a burial chamber. 1008181
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Hautville's Quoit Stanton Drew Recumbent stone Neolithic ST 60169 63795
51°22′17″N 2°34′31″W / 51.3715°N 2.5752°W / 51.3715; -2.5752 (Hautville's Quoit)
A (now recumbent) standing stone close to the Stanton Drew stone circles. It was described by William Stukeley in 1723 as being 13 feet (4.0 m) long, it is now about half that length. 1002475
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Hinton Priory Hinton Charterhouse Priory 1232 ST 77806 59157
51°19′50″N 2°19′17″W / 51.3306°N 2.3215°W / 51.3306; -2.3215 (Hinton Priory)
A Carthusian priory established in the 13th century and suppressed as part of the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539. The chapter house, prior's cell and refectory survive as agricultural buildings belonging to the sixteenth century mansion, Hinton Abbey. Surviving earthworks from the great cloister are still visible in an orchard and paddocks. 1007014
Hinton Priory
Hinton Priory
Iford Bridge Freshford & Hinton Charterhouse Bridge c. 1400 ST 80023 58896
51°19′44″N 2°17′17″W / 51.3288°N 2.2881°W / 51.3288; -2.2881 (Iford Bridge)
A stone bridge with two arches carrying a minor road over the River Frome. 1007007
Iford Bridge
Iford Bridge
Keynsham Abbey Keynsham Abbey 1170 ST 65599 68821
51°25′02″N 2°29′46″W / 51.4172°N 2.4961°W / 51.4172; -2.4961 (Keynsham Abbey)
The abbey was founded around 1170 and survived until 1539. After the dissolution the site was occupied by a house which was itself demolished in 1776. 1005416
Keynsham Abbey
Keynsham Abbey
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Lansdown camp Charlcombe Earthwork Possibly Iron Age ST 72123 69866
51°25′37″N 2°24′10″W / 51.4270°N 2.4027°W / 51.4270; -2.4027 (Lansdown camp)
The remains of a bank and ditch from the Iron Age which was probably a stock enclosure. 1002482
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Large irregular stone circle at Stanton Drew south east of Church Farm Stanton Drew Stone circle Neolithic ST 59919 63070
51°21′55″N 2°34′37″W / 51.3653°N 2.5770°W / 51.3653; -2.5770 (Large irregular stone circle at Stanton Drew south east of Church Farm)
The largest stone circle is the Great Circle, 113 metres (371 ft) in diameter and the second largest stone circle in Britain (after Avebury). 1007915
Large irregular stone circle at Stanton Drew south east of Church Farm
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Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800 m west of White Cross West Harptree Univallate hill fort Iron Age ST 58247 58497
51°19′33″N 2°35′34″W / 51.3259°N 2.5927°W / 51.3259; -2.5927 (Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800 m west of White Cross)
A univallate Iron Age hillfort which has been investigated three times. In 1955 by the University of Bristol Spelaeological Society archaeologists found evidence of postholes, ditches, and pits inside the fort. 1004526
Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800 m west of White Cross
Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800 m west of White Cross
Large univallate hillfort with a bowl barrow and pillow mounds 970 m west of The Bungalow North Stoke Univallate hill fort Iron Age ST 70885 68879
51°25′06″N 2°25′12″W / 51.4182°N 2.4201°W / 51.4182; -2.4201 (Large univallate hillfort with a bowl barrow and pillow mounds 970 m west of The Bungalow)
A hill fort, containing bowl barrows and pillow mounds, surrounded by a bank and ditch, which are now buried. 1004677
Large univallate hillfort with a bowl barrow and pillow mounds 970 m west of The Bungalow
Large univallate hillfort with a bowl barrow and pillow mounds 970 m west of The Bungalow
Lock Up, Monkton Combe Monkton Combe Village lock-up 18th century ST 77358 61957
51°21′22″N 2°19′34″W / 51.3562°N 2.3261°W / 51.3562; -2.3261 (Lock Up, Monkton Combe)
A small stone building with a domed roof. Probably built around 1776. 1004541
Lock Up, Monkton Combe
Lock Up, Monkton Combe
Maes Knoll Norton Malreward Hill fort Iron Age ST 60001 65961
51°23′32″N 2°34′32″W / 51.3921°N 2.5756°W / 51.3921; -2.5756 (Maes Knoll)
The hillfort, which is approximately 390 by 84 feet (119 m × 26 m), and 45 feet (14 m) in height, covering 20 acres (8.1 ha), consists of a fairly large flat open area, roughly triangular in shape, that has been fortified by ramparts and shaping of the steep-sided hilltop around the northern, eastern and southwestern sides of the hill. It rises to an altitude of 197 metres (646 ft) above sea level. 1005424
Maes Knoll
Maes Knoll
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Newton St Loe Castle Newton St Loe Fortified manor house 12th century ST 69408 64003
51°22′27″N 2°26′27″W / 51.3743°N 2.4409°W / 51.3743; -2.4409 (Newton St Loe Castle)
Originally built as a fortified manor house, probably in the 12th century, surrounded by Newton Park, then a medieval deer park. At the start of the 14th century, a keep was built on the site, creating a rectangular, courtyard castle with four corner towers, protected by a ditch on three sides. 1006993
Newton St Loe Castle
Newton St Loe Castle
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Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House Stowey Ringwork Iron Age ST 59738 59287
51°19′52″N 2°34′45″W / 51.3312°N 2.5793°W / 51.3312; -2.5793 (Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House)
The ringwork has a 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide bank and 7 metres (23 ft) wide ditch. There is limited evidence that it was the site of a castle. 1004606
Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House
Oval enclosure, possibly Iron Age, SW of Stowey House
Palladian Bridge, Prior Park, Bath Prior Park Landscape Garden Bridge 1750s ST 76076 63326
51°22′07″N 2°20′42″W / 51.3685°N 2.3450°W / 51.3685; -2.3450 (Palladian Bridge, Prior Park, Bath)
The bridge crosses a dam between two lakes. It is copied from a similar bridge at Wilton House and has a pulvinated frieze. 1004514
Palladian Bridge, Prior Park, Bath
Palladian Bridge, Prior Park, Bath
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 425 m south of New Barn Farm Norton Malreward Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST6103865517
51°23′14″N 2°33′41″W / 51.3873°N 2.5613°W / 51.3873; -2.5613 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 425 m south of New Barn Farm)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1003066
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 425 m south of New Barn Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 425 m south of New Barn Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp Norton Malreward Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST 60361 65898
51°23′27″N 2°34′16″W / 51.3907°N 2.5711°W / 51.3907; -2.5711 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1007009
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section E of Maes Knoll camp
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585 m north of Tuckingmill Farm Compton Dando Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST 65393 64400,
51°22′47″N 2°30′14″W / 51.3798°N 2.5038°W / 51.3798; -2.5038 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585 m north of Tuckingmill Farm)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1007004
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585 m north of Tuckingmill Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 585 m north of Tuckingmill Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 210 m north west of Cottles Publow Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST 62219 65263
51°23′07″N 2°32′51″W / 51.3854°N 2.5475°W / 51.3854; -2.5475 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 210 m north west of Cottles)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1007010
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 210 m north west of Cottles
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 210 m north west of Cottles
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 375 m south east of Knowle Farm Compton Dando Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST6446664935
51°22′56″N 2°30′43″W / 51.3823°N 2.5120°W / 51.3823; -2.5120 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 375 m south east of Knowle Farm)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1004523
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 375 m south east of Knowle Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 375 m south east of Knowle Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420 m south west of Barrowmead Cottage Englishcombe Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST7268162210
51°21′30″N 2°23′37″W / 51.3583°N 2.3937°W / 51.3583; -2.3937 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420 m south west of Barrowmead Cottage)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1007005
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420 m south west of Barrowmead Cottage
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 420 m south west of Barrowmead Cottage
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285 m north west of Manor Farm Englishcombe Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST 71306 62936
51°21′56″N 2°25′06″W / 51.3655°N 2.4184°W / 51.3655; -2.4184 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285 m north west of Manor Farm)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1007006
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285 m north west of Manor Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 285 m north west of Manor Farm
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 530 m north west of Park Farm Newton St Loe Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST6890363597
51°22′10″N 2°26′29″W / 51.3695°N 2.4413°W / 51.3695; -2.4413 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke 530 m north west of Park Farm)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1007008
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Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section 1230 yd (1120 m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn Bath Earthwork Prehistoric but modified in the Early Middle Ages ST 74053 61803
51°21′17″N 2°22′26″W / 51.3547°N 2.3740°W / 51.3547; -2.3740 (Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section 1230 yd (1120 m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn)
A bank and ditch. Part of the surviving remains of the Wansdyke. 1007003
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section 1230 yd (1120 m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn
Part of the linear boundary known as the Wansdyke: section 1230 yd (1120 m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn
Part of a Roman road 565 m north of Abbey Farm Hinton Charterhouse Earthwork Romano-British ST 77083 59521
51°20′03″N 2°19′49″W / 51.3343°N 2.3303°W / 51.3343; -2.3303 (Part of a Roman road 565 m north of Abbey Farm)
The remains of a Roman road part of which is visible as an Earthwork; however some sections are only visible as crop marks on aerial photographs. 1005421
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Queen Charlton village cross Queen Charlton Cross 15th century ST 63418 67057
51°24′06″N 2°31′38″W / 51.4018°N 2.5271°W / 51.4018; -2.5271 (Queen Charlton village cross)
A stone cross on a base with five steps. 1015510
Queen Charlton village cross
Queen Charlton village cross
Richmont Castle East Harptree Earthwork 11th century ST 56137 55835
51°18′00″N 2°37′44″W / 51.3001°N 2.6289°W / 51.3001; -2.6289 (Richmont Castle)
The 11th century castle had a single bailey on the south side, possibly making use of an existing Iron Age fortification. Later an inner bailey was added and a circular keep surrounded by a park. The castle was ruined and abandoned by the 1540s and little apart from earthworks are visible today. 1006991
Richmont Castle
Richmont Castle
Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath Bath Baths Romano-British ST 74846 64803
51°22′51″N 2°21′34″W / 51.3809°N 2.3595°W / 51.3809; -2.3595 (Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath)
A Roman site for public bathing which used natural warm springs and surrounding buildings. All of the Roman features are now beneath street level. The buildings above street level date from the 19th century. 1004678
Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath
Roman Baths and site of Roman town, Bath
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Roman camp 405 m west of The Bungalow North Stoke Earthwork Romano-British ST7142968918
51°25′07″N 2°24′44″W / 51.4186°N 2.4123°W / 51.4186; -2.4123 (Roman camp 405 m west of The Bungalow)
A rectangular enclosure approximately 100 metres (330 ft) long and 55 metres (180 ft) wide internally, surrounded by a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high stony bank. 1005422
Roman camp 405 m west of The Bungalow
Roman camp 405 m west of The Bungalow
Roman Settlement at Keynsham Hams, former Cadbury's Factory Keynsham Roman villa Romano-British ST6535769411
51°25′23″N 2°29′41″W / 51.4231°N 2.4946°W / 51.4231; -2.4946 (Roman Settlement at Keynsham Hams, former Cadbury's Factory)
The remains of a Roman settlement, most of which is now beneath ground level. It is within the grounds of an early-20th-century industrial site. 1416459
Roman Settlement at Keynsham Hams, former Cadbury's Factory
Roman Settlement at Keynsham Hams, former Cadbury's Factory
Roman villa at Upper Hayes Wellow Earthwork Romano-British ST7142968918
51°19′13″N 2°23′29″W / 51.3204°N 2.3915°W / 51.3204; -2.3915 (Roman villa at Upper Hayes)
The site of a Roman villa which had two corridors, mosaics, hypocausts and baths is bow marked by posts in the ground. A relief from the site is now in the British Museum. The site is on the English Heritage list of Heritage at Risk. 1007002
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Romano-British settlement E of Sir Bevil Granville's Monument Charlcombe Earthwork Romano-British ST7245870244
51°25′50″N 2°23′51″W / 51.4305°N 2.3976°W / 51.4305; -2.3976 (Romano-British settlement E of Sir Bevil Granville's Monument)
The site of a Roman settlement or temple and associated buildings possibly used for iron and pewter manufacture. Several stone coffins were found at or near the site. The earthworks of the site are visible in aerial photographs. 1004527
Romano-British settlement E of Sir Bevil Granville's Monument
Romano-British settlement E of Sir Bevil Granville's Monument
Round House, Pensford Pensford Village lock-up 18th century ST 61993 63762
51°22′18″N 2°32′50″W / 51.3716°N 2.5472°W / 51.3716; -2.5472 (Round House, Pensford)
An octagonal eighteenth-century village lock-up. 1005423
Round House, Pensford
Round House, Pensford
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Saltford Brass Mill Saltford Brass mill 1720s ST 68724 67011
51°24′04″N 2°27′04″W / 51.4011°N 2.4511°W / 51.4011; -2.4511 (Saltford Brass Mill)
The site includes a battery mill and a complete annealing furnace. There are also the remains of the water wheels initially used to power the machinery, one of which is still in working order. The battery mills were supplemented by rolling mills between 1760 and 1830. The mill ceased production in 1924. 1004607
Saltford Brass Mill
Saltford Brass Mill
Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument Lansdown Hill Monument 1720 ST 72190 70345
51°25′53″N 2°23′58″W / 51.4314°N 2.3994°W / 51.4314; -2.3994 (Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument)
Erected in 1720 to commemorate the heroism of the Civil War Royalist commander Sir Bevil Grenville who on 5 July 1643 fell mortally wounded at the Battle of Lansdowne. The monument is of ashlar stone masonry, 25 feet (7.6 m) high, in the English Baroque style. 1015110
Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument
Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument
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Slight univallate hillfort 190 m north west of Westleigh Batheaston Univallate hill fort Iron Age ST 76856 67925
51°24′36″N 2°20′03″W / 51.41°N 2.3342°W / 51.41; -2.3342 (Slight univallate hillfort 190 m north west of Westleigh)
Solsbury Hill is a small flat-topped hill and the site of an Iron Age hill fort occupied between 300 BC and 100 BC. The rampart was 20 feet (6 m) wide and the outer face was at least 12 feet (4 m) high. It is a possible location of the Battle of Badon. It was acquired by the National Trust in 1930. People protesting against the building of an A46 bypass road cut a small turf maze into the hill. It is also the inspiration for rock musician Peter Gabriel's first solo single in 1977. 1002481
Slight univallate hillfort 190 m north west of Westleigh
Slight univallate hillfort 190 m north west of Westleigh
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Slight univallate hillfort 125 m west of Tunley Farm Camerton Univallate hill fort Late Bronze Age to Iron Age ST 68346 59176
51°19′51″N 2°27′21″W / 51.3308°N 2.4557°W / 51.3308; -2.4557 (Slight univallate hillfort 125 m west of Tunley Farm)
The site of a Univallate hill fort. Some earthworks remain as a bank and ditch. 1004525
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Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke Stanton Prior Hill fort Iron Age ST 67450 63711
51°22′15″N 2°28′20″W / 51.3708°N 2.4722°W / 51.3708; -2.4722 (Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke)
The hillfort, which is at the top of an isolated outcrop of Oolitic Limestone, is on the route of the Wansdyke. Several iron agricultural implements, recovered from the site, including blades of sickles or pruning hooks and the iron tip from an ard, are now in the collection of the British Museum. The site is on the English Heritage Heritage at Risk Register as being in danger of deterioration because of extensive animal burrowing. 1002487
Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke
Stantonbury camp and adjacent sections of Wansdyke
Stone cove at Stanton Drew 25 m south west of St Mary's Church Stanton Drew Standing stone Neolithic ST 59750 63100
51°21′56″N 2°34′47″W / 51.3656°N 2.5796°W / 51.3656; -2.5796 (Stone cove at Stanton Drew 25 m south west of St Mary's Church)
a cove of two standing stones with a recumbent slab between them, which can be found in the garden of the Druid's Arms public house. All are of different heights, the stone to the north east being 4.4 metres (14 ft) the south western 3.1 metres (10 ft), and the north eastern 1.4 metres (4 ft 7 in). The stones of The Cove are mineralogically different from those in the nearby Stanton Drew stone circles. A long barrow burial chamber has been found under the stones of The Cove. It is thought that this predates the erection of the stones by approximately a thousand years. 1007916
Stone cove at Stanton Drew 25 m south west of St Mary's Church
Stone cove at Stanton Drew 25 m south west of St Mary's Church
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Stoney Littleton Long Barrow Wellow Long barrow Neolithic ST 73492 57208
51°18′48″N 2°22′53″W / 51.3133°N 2.3813°W / 51.3133; -2.3813 (Stoney Littleton Long Barrow)
A Neolithic chambered tomb with multiple burial chambers, of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type. The barrow is about 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 15 metres (49 ft) wide at the south-east end, it stands nearly 3 metres (10 ft) high. Internally it consists of a 12.8 metres (42 ft) long gallery with three pairs of side chambers and an end chamber. There is a fossil ammonite decorating the left-hand doorjamb. 1007910
Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
Stoney Littleton Long Barrow
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Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm Stanton Drew Henge Neolithic ST 60034 63272
51°22′04″N 2°34′31″W / 51.3678°N 2.5753°W / 51.3678; -2.5753 (Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm)
The largest stone circle is the Great Circle, 113 metres (371 ft) in diameter. The date of construction is not known but is thought to be between 3000 and 2000 BCE. The Great Circle was surrounded by a ditch and is accompanied by smaller stone circles to the north east and south west. Some of the stones are still vertical, but the majority are now recumbent and some are no longer present. 1007911
Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm
Two stone circles and two stone avenues at Stanton Drew, east of Court Farm
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Tun Bridge Chew Magna Bridge 15th century ST 57693 62905
51°21′49″N 2°36′33″W / 51.3637°N 2.6091°W / 51.3637; -2.6091 (Tun Bridge)
A 15th century stone bridge with three pointed arches. It carries a minor round over the River Chew. 1004516
Tun Bridge
Tun Bridge


Two round barrows north of Blathwayt Arms Charlcombe Round barrows Bronze Age ST 72520 68706
51°24′59″N 2°23′46″W / 51.4165°N 2.3962°W / 51.4165; -2.3962 (Two round barrows north of Blathwayt Arms)
Some earthwork remains of bowl barrows, highest of which is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high. 1002471
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Ubley Manor House Ubley Earthwork 14th century ST 52904 58338
51°19′15″N 2°40′31″W / 51.3209°N 2.6752°W / 51.3209; -2.6752 (Ubley Manor House)
Some walling remains from a 14th century manor house which was largely demolished in the 20th century. 1004543
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Notes

  1. The date given is the date used by Historic England as significant for the initial building or that of an important part in the structure's description.
  2. Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.
  3. The "List Entry Number" is a unique number assigned to each listed building and scheduled monument by Historic England.

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