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<< Text Pages >> Cambria Farm - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Somerset

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Multi-periodSite Name: Cambria Farm
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.323 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Taunton
Map Ref: ST257246
Latitude: 51.015957N  Longitude: 3.060583W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
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no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Somerset

Bronze Age burnt mound, Iron Age Roundhouses and remains of a Roman farm all found during investigation of the Cambria Farm site before construction for a Park and Ride scheme.

http://www.culture24.org.uk/history/archaeology/discoveries+and+fieldwork/art63672
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Archaeologists uncover Bronze Age 'sauna' on Somerset park-and-ride site by coldrum on Thursday, 18 June 2009
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A Bronze Age sauna and one of the oldest prehistoric roundhouses in the UK have been unearthed on a Taunton site earmarked for a park-and-ride scheme.

Archaeologists have uncovered 3,000 years of history at the site near the junction of the A358 and the M5 at Cambria Farm.

The Iron Age roundhouse with a diameter of 56ft (17m) is one of the largest prehistoric roundhouses ever found in Britain.

It is thought to date from around 700BC and has been uncovered alongside three other roundhouses.

A mound of burned stones indicating a 2,500-year-old sauna has also been discovered as well as the remains of a Roman farm.

A number of skeletons, all but one Roman, have also been unearthed after archaeologists spent more than three months on site.

Other finds have included a pair of Roman shears, three Iron Age spearheads, loom weights and Roman brooches, as well as large amounts of pottery.

Steven Membury, historic environment officer at Somerset County Council, said: "The idea that the stone indicate 'sweat houses' is just one theory.

"We can tell that the huge roundhouse burned down but we think we have one surviving post which we will be able to carbon date."

Construction work will begin on the park-and-ride scheme next month.

http://www.24dash.com/news/Communities/2009-03-24-Archaeologists-uncover-Bronze-Age-sauna-on-Somerset-park-and-ride-site
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