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Mendip is a local government district of Somerset in England. The Mendip district covers a largely rural area of 285 square miles (738 km2)[1] ranging from the Mendip Hills through on to the Somerset Levels. It has a population of approximately 110,000.[1] The administrative centre of the district is Shepton Mallet but the largest town (with more than twice the population of Shepton Mallet) is Frome.[2][3]
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.[4]
There are 234 scheduled monuments in Mendip. These include a large number of bowl and round barrows and other neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age tumuli such as the Priddy Circles and Priddy Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries.[5][6][7][8] There are also several Iron Age hill forts on the hill tops and lake villages on the lowlands such as Meare and Glastonbury Lake Villages.[9][10][11][12] The lake villages were often connected by timber trackways such as the Sweet Track. There are several Roman sites particularly around the Charterhouse Roman Town and lead mining.[13] Some later coal mining sites are also included in the list.
Two major religious sites in Mendip at Glastonbury Abbey and Wells Cathedral and their precincts and dispersed residences, tithe barns and The Abbot's Fish House, are included in the list.[14][15][16][17] Prehistoric defensive features such as Ponter's Ball Dyke were supplemented in the medieval period by motte-and-bailey castles such as Farleigh Hungerford, Nunney and Fenny Castle.[18][19][20][21] Commercial and industrial development is represented by the Old Iron Works at Mells and various market crosses.[22][23] The most recent site on the list is a World War II bombing decoy complex and anti-aircraft obstructions, which were built in 1940, on Black Down, the highest point of the Mendip Hills.[24] The monuments are listed below using the titles given in the Historic England data sheets.
Monuments
Name | Location | Type | Completed [note 1] | Grid ref.[note 2] Geo-coordinates | Notes | Entry number [note 3] | Image | Ref. |
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An area of the Romano-British linear village at Fosse Lane, Shepton Mallet | Shepton Mallet | Earthworks | Romano-British | ST 62920 42423 51°10′47″N 2°31′54″W / 51.1798°N 2.5318°W |
Earthworks from a Romano-British village next to the Fosse Way. | 1011635 | Upload Photo |
[25] |
Ashen Hill barrow cemetery: a group of eight round barrows 500 m southeast of Harptree Lodge | Priddy | Round barrows | Bronze Age | ST 53911 52055 51°15′46″N 2°39′45″W / 51.2628°N 2.6625°W |
Priddy Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries are a collection of round barrows, dating from the Bronze Age. The barrows sit on crests of land at either end of a field in an area of the Mendip Hills with several Neolithic remains. They are assumed to be related to the Priddy Circles which lie 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the north. Ashen Hill consists of six bowl barrows and two bell barrows aligned east to west while Priddy Nine Barrows divided into one group of seven round barrows and another pair slightly separated from the others. Excavations in 1815 uncovered cremation burials and grave goods. A geophysical magnetometry survey suggested that there may have been three further barrows. | 1010513 | [6][7] [8] | |
Badger Hole, Wookey | St Cuthbert Out | Cave | Iron Age | ST 53247 47954 51°13′44″N 2°40′16″W / 51.2288°N 2.6710°W |
Badger Hole is a dry cave on the slopes above the Wookey ravine near the Wookey Hole Caves resurgence and contain in situ cave sediments laid down during the Ice Age. Just outside the cave the foundations of a 1st century hut have been identified. These had been built on during the Roman era up to the end of the 4th century. | 1010294 | Upload Photo |
[26][27] [28] |
Barrow, 350 m east of Harptree Lodge | Chewton Mendip | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 54015 52388 51°16′08″N 2°39′38″W / 51.2688°N 2.6605°W |
A bowl barrow close to Priddy Circles. The mound is approximately 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter. | 1015921 | Upload Photo |
[29] |
Beckery Chapel and cemetery (site of) | Glastonbury | Cemetery | Middle Ages | ST 48405 38312 51°08′30″N 2°44′20″W / 51.1417°N 2.7389°W |
The site of a chapel, also known as St Brigid's Chapel, and medieval cemetery. The chapel was "in ruins" in 1791. Excavations in 1967 found the remains of 63 burials. | 1006147 | Upload Photo |
[30] |
Bell barrow south of Blackwell Tyning Plantation | Emborough | Bell barrow | Bronze Age | ST 60691 50278 51°15′01″N 2°33′53″W / 51.2503°N 2.5646°W |
A bell barrow which is approximately 32 metres (105 ft) in diameter. | 1008288 | Upload Photo |
[31] |
Bishop's palace | Wookey | Bishop's Palace | 13th century | ST 51784 45647 51°12′29″N 2°41′30″W / 51.2080°N 2.6916°W |
Earthworks from a medieval Bishop's Palace first documented in 1224 which may have been built by Jocelin of Wells. New buildings were added in the 1550s which included the only building which still survives and is used as Court Farmhouse. | 1013588 | Upload Photo |
[32][33] [34] |
Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house | Wells | Bishop's Palace | c. 1280 | ST5516845702 51°12′32″N 2°38′35″W / 51.208755°N 2.643159°W |
The Bishop's Palace and accompanying Bishops House is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years. Building of the palace started around 1210 by Bishops Jocelin of Wells and Reginald Fitz Jocelin. The chapel and great hall were added by Bishop Robert Burnell between 1275 and 1292. The walls, gatehouse and moat were added in the 14th century by Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury. The Bishops House was added in the 15th century by Bishop Thomas Beckington. The great hall later fell into disrepair and was partially demolished around 1830. The palace was originally surrounded by a medieval deer park. When the walls were built, streams were diverted to form the moat as a reservoir. In the 1820s, the grounds within the walls were planted and laid out as pleasure grounds by Bishop George Henry Law, who created a reflecting pond near the springs. Parts of the buildings are still used as a residence by the current bishop, however much of the palace is now used for public functions and as a tourist attraction. | 1006201 | [35] | |
Bishop's tithe barn | Wells | Tithe barn | 15th century | ST 55090 45532 51°12′21″N 2°38′37″W / 51.2059°N 2.6435°W |
Local stone roughly squared, with Doulting ashlar dressings and a Westmorland slate roof. Royalist troops were quartered in the barn during the Bloody Assizes. | 1003247 | [14][36] | |
Bolter's Bridge, Hornblotton | Ditcheat | Bridge | Middle Ages | ST 60604 33410 51°05′55″N 2°33′50″W / 51.0986°N 2.5640°W |
A medieval stone bridge, carrying a small road over the River Alham. The bridge is approximately 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) wide. | 1006231 | [37] | |
Bowl barrow 20 m northwest of Whitestown Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52782 55227 51°17′39″N 2°40′43″W / 51.2942°N 2.6786°W |
A bowl barrow which is 19 metres (62 ft) in diameter. | 1011522 | Upload Photo |
[38] |
Bowl barrow 70 m east of Barrow House Farm | Chewton Mendip | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 60119 53250 51°16′37″N 2°34′23″W / 51.2770°N 2.5731°W |
A bowl barrow which is 19 metres (62 ft) in diameter. | 1011527 | Upload Photo |
[39] |
Bowl barrow 70 m northeast of King Down Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50892 54211 51°17′06″N 2°42′20″W / 51.2849°N 2.70553°W |
A bowl barrow which is 19 metres (62 ft) in diameter. | 1011531 | Upload Photo |
[40]
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Bowl barrow 70 m northwest of Hill View | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52180 52320 51°16′05″N 2°41′12″W / 51.2680°N 2.6868°W |
A bowl barrow which is 22 metres (72 ft) in diameter. | 1010390 | Upload Photo |
[41] |
Bowl barrow 70 m west of Rowberrow Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52000 52189 51°16′00″N 2°41′22″W / 51.2668°N 2.6894°W |
A bowl barrow which is 17 metres (56 ft) in diameter. | 1010425 | Upload Photo |
[42] |
Bowl barrow 90 m northeast of Hill View | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52299 52388 51°16′07″N 2°41′06″W / 51.2686°N 2.6851°W |
A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter. | 1009747 | Upload Photo |
[43] |
Bowl barrow 100 m north east of Home Farm Cottage | Ston Easton | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 62202 54284 51°17′11″N 2°32′36″W / 51.2864°N 2.5434°W |
A bowl barrow which is 21 metres (69 ft) in diameter. | 1016296 | [44] | |
Bowl barrow 120 m north west of Burnt Wood | Emborough | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 59873 49566 51°14′38″N 2°34′34″W / 51.2438°N 2.5762°W |
A bowl barrow which is 17 metres (56 ft) in diameter. | 1008079 | Upload Photo |
[45] |
Bowl barrow 130 m west of St Lawrence's Church | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52694 51406 51°15′35″N 2°40′45″W / 51.2598°N 2.6793°W |
A bowl barrow which is 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter. | 1009768 | Upload Photo |
[46] |
Bowl barrow 150 m north east of Victoria Farm | St Cuthbert Out | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 59619 48618 51°14′07″N 2°34′47″W / 51.2353°N 2.5798°W |
A bowl barrow which is 35 metres (115 ft) in diameter. | 1016236 | Upload Photo |
[47] |
Bowl barrow 150 m southwest of King Down Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50624 54034 51°17′00″N 2°42′34″W / 51.2833°N 2.7094°W |
A bowl barrow which is 19 metres (62 ft) in diameter. | 1011520 | Upload Photo |
[48] |
Bowl barrow 170 m south-east of Hunter's Lodge Inn | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 55094 50086 51°14′54″N 2°38′41″W / 51.2482°N 2.6448°W |
A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter. | 1010648 | Upload Photo |
[49]
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Bowl barrow 180 m southwest of Yoxter Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 51047 53886 51°16′55″N 2°42′12″W / 51.2820°N 2.7033°W |
A bowl barrow which is 16 metres (52 ft) in diameter. | 1011532 | Upload Photo |
[50] |
Bowl barrow 180 m west of Ubley Warren Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 51108 55226 51°17′39″N 2°42′09″W / 51.2941°N 2.7026°W |
A bowl barrow which is 25 metres (82 ft) in diameter. | 1010160 | Upload Photo |
[51] |
Bowl barrow 220 m south west of Ubley Hill Farmhouse | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 51606 57202 51°18′43″N 2°41′45″W / 51.3119°N 2.6957°W |
A bowl barrow which is 14 metres (46 ft) in diameter. | 1010284 | Upload Photo |
[52]
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Bowl barrow 230 m north west of Hunter's Lodge Inn | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 54710 50191 51°14′57″N 2°39′01″W / 51.2491°N 2.6503°W |
A bowl barrow which is 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter. | 1010182 | Upload Photo |
[53] |
Bowl barrow 250 m northeast of King Down Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50941 54362 51°17′11″N 2°42′17″W / 51.2863°N 2.7048°W |
A bowl barrow which is 21 metres (69 ft) in diameter. | 1011530 | Upload Photo |
[54] |
Bowl barrow 250 m north west of Victoria Farm | St Cuthbert Out | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 59314 48669 51°14′09″N 2°35′03″W / 51.2357°N 2.5841°W |
A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter. | 1016233 | Upload Photo |
[55] |
Bowl barrow 250 m south east of Redhill Farm | Emborough | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 60667 50669 51°15′14″N 2°33′54″W / 51.2538°N 2.5650°W |
A bowl barrow which is 30 metres (98 ft) in diameter. | 1016297 | Upload Photo |
[56] |
Bowl barrow 250 m west of Starve Lark Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 53251 55975 51°18′04″N 2°40′19″W / 51.3010°N 2.6719°W |
A bowl barrow which is 24 metres (79 ft) in diameter. | 1008078 | Upload Photo |
[57] |
Bowl barrow 260 m east of Templedown Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 51848 54848 51°17′27″N 2°41′31″W / 51.2907°N 2.6919°W |
A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter. | 1011534 | Upload Photo |
[58] |
Bowl barrow 280 m south east of Ubley Hill Farmhouse | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52012 57325 51°18′47″N 2°41′24″W / 51.3130°N 2.6899°W |
A bowl barrow which is 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter. | 1010282 | Upload Photo |
[59] |
Bowl barrow 300 m north of Hazel Manor | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52749 57059 51°18′39″N 2°40′45″W / 51.3107°N 2.6793°W |
A bowl barrow which is 17 metres (56 ft) in diameter. | 1010265 | Upload Photo |
[60] |
Bowl barrow 300 m north east of Whitnell Corner | Emborough | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 59872 49026 51°14′20″N 2°34′34″W / 51.2390°N 2.5762°W |
A bowl barrow which is 10 metres (33 ft) in diameter. | 1011670 | [61] | |
Bowl barrow 300 m south west of Harptree Lodge | Chewton Mendip | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 53553 52235 51°16′03″N 2°40′02″W / 51.2674°N 2.6671°W |
A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter. | 1010287 | Upload Photo |
[62] |
Bowl barrow 300 m southwest of Moor View | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52107 49325 51°14′28″N 2°41′15″W / 51.2411°N 2.6875°W |
A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter. | 1009773 | Upload Photo |
[63] |
Bowl barrow 300 m west of Newlands Farm | Chewton Mendip | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 57332 50604 51°15′11″N 2°36′46″W / 51.2530°N 2.6128°W |
A bowl barrow which is 25 metres (82 ft) in diameter. | 1008094 | Upload Photo |
[64] |
Bowl barrow 310 m southeast of Eastwater Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 53772 50538 51°15′08″N 2°39′50″W / 51.2521°N 2.6638°W |
A bowl barrow which is 22 metres (72 ft) in diameter. | 1009767 | Upload Photo |
[65] |
Bowl barrow 320 m east of Lodmore Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 53567 53914 51°16′57″N 2°40′02″W / 51.2825°N 2.6671°W |
A bowl barrow which is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter. | 1010458 | Upload Photo |
[66] |
Bowl barrow 330 m north of Stoke Woods | Rodney Stoke | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 49160 51339 51°15′32″N 2°43′48″W / 51.2589°N 2.7300°W |
A bowl barrow which is 17 metres (56 ft) in diameter. | 1008086 | Upload Photo |
[67] |
Bowl barrow 340 m east of Templedown Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 51923 54875 51°17′28″N 2°41′27″W / 51.2910°N 2.6908°W |
A bowl barrow which is 16 metres (52 ft) in diameter. | 1011535 | Upload Photo |
[68] |
Bowl barrow 340 m north-east of Wellington Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 49267 54030 51°16′59″N 2°43′44″W / 51.2831°N 2.7288°W |
A bowl barrow which is 17 metres (56 ft) in diameter. | 1010644 | Upload Photo |
[69] |
Bowl barrow 350 m northeast of Cheddar Head Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50408 53068 51°16′29″N 2°42′44″W / 51.2746°N 2.7123°W |
A bowl barrow which is 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter. | 1010635 | Upload Photo |
[70] |
Bowl barrow 350 m northwest of Fernhill Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52523 55752 51°17′56″N 2°40′57″W / 51.2989°N 2.6824°W |
A bowl barrow which is 16 metres (52 ft) in diameter. | 1009745 | Upload Photo |
[71] |
Bowl barrow 350 m north west of Harptree Lodge | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 53444 52804 51°16′21″N 2°40′08″W / 51.2725°N 2.6688°W |
A bowl barrow which is 23 metres (75 ft) in diameter. | 1010286 | Upload Photo |
[72] |
Bowl barrow 365 m south west of Ubley Warren Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 51132 54900 51°17′28″N 2°42′08″W / 51.2911°N 2.7022°W |
A bowl barrow which is 40 metres (130 ft) in diameter. | 1008287 | Upload Photo |
[73] |
Bowl barrow 370 m east of Ubley Hill Farmhouse | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52119 57378 51°18′49″N 2°41′18″W / 51.3135°N 2.6884°W |
A bowl barrow which is 16 metres (52 ft) in diameter. | 1010281 | Upload Photo |
[74] |
Bowl barrow 380 m south east of Southfield Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 55186 49623 51°14′38″N 2°38′36″W / 51.2440°N 2.6434°W |
A bowl barrow which is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter. | 1010178 | Upload Photo |
[75] |
Bowl barrow 380 m south east of Beechbarrow | St Cuthbert Out | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 57466 48871 51°14′15″N 2°36′38″W / 51.2374°N 2.6106°W |
A bowl barrow which is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter. | 1020020 | Upload Photo |
[76] |
Bowl barrow 390 m northeast of Bristol Plain Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50691 52201 51°16′00″N 2°42′29″W / 51.2668°N 2.7081°W |
A bowl barrow which is 26 metres (85 ft) in diameter. | 1010483 | Upload Photo |
[77] |
Bowl barrow 390 m northwest of Fernhill Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 52469 55772 51°17′57″N 2°40′59″W / 51.2991°N 2.6831°W |
A bowl barrow which is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter. | 1009763 | Upload Photo |
[78] |
Bowl barrow 400 m north of Stoke Woods | Rodney Stoke | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 49419 51291 51°15′31″N 2°43′34″W / 51.2585°N 2.7262°W |
A bowl barrow which is 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter. | 1008087 | Upload Photo |
[79] |
Bowl barrow 400 m north-west of Starve Lark Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 53091 56075 51°18′07″N 2°40′27″W / 51.3019°N 2.6743°W |
A bowl barrow which is 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter. | 1008077 | Upload Photo |
[80] |
Bowl barrow 400 m south of Rookham | St Cuthbert Out | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 55211 49240 51°14′26″N 2°38′35″W / 51.2406°N 2.6430°W |
A bowl barrow which is 18 metres (59 ft) in diameter. | 1016298 | Upload Photo |
[81] |
Bowl barrow 400 m southwest of Moor View | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 51965 49326 51°14′28″N 2°41′22″W / 51.2411°N 2.6895°W |
A bowl barrow which is 9 metres (30 ft) in diameter. | 1010106 | Upload Photo |
[82] |
Bowl barrow 410 m northeast of Bristol Plain Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50742 52157 51°15′59″N 2°42′27″W / 51.2664°N 2.7074°W |
A bowl barrow which is 23 metres (75 ft) in diameter. | 1010486 | Upload Photo |
[83] |
Bowl barrow 420 m east of Bristol Plain Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50756 52106 51°15′58″N 2°42′26″W / 51.2660°N 2.7072°W |
A bowl barrow, previously known as Green Barrow, which is 15 metres (49 ft) in diameter. | 1010488 | Upload Photo |
[84] |
Bowl barrow 420 m north of Stoke Woods | Rodney Stoke | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 49276 51382 51°15′33″N 2°43′42″W / 51.2593°N 2.7283°W |
A bowl barrow, previously known as Green Barrow, which is 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter. | 1011918 | Upload Photo |
[85] |
Bowl barrow 430 m north of Whitnell Corner | Emborough | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 59788 49198 51°14′26″N 2°34′39″W / 51.2405°N 2.5774°W |
A bowl barrow, which is 25 metres (82 ft) in diameter. | 1008080 | Upload Photo |
[86] |
Bowl barrow 430 m north east of Stoke Woods | Rodney Stoke | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 49757 51180 51°15′27″N 2°43′17″W / 51.2576°N 2.7214°W |
A bowl barrow, which is 14 metres (46 ft) in diameter. | 1008088 | Upload Photo |
[87]
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Bowl barrow 430 m northwest of King Down Farm | Priddy | Bowl barrow | Neolithic to Bronze Age | ST 50352 54230 51°17′06″N 2°42′48″W / 51.2850°N 2.7133°W |
A bowl barrow, which is 20 metres (66 ft) in diameter. | 1011519 | Upload Photo |
[88] |
Bowl barrow 430 m southwest of King Down Farm | Priddy | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Scheduled_monuments_in_Mendip