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Multi-periodSite Name: Glastonbury Lake Village
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Ancient Village or Settlement

Map Ref: ST493407  Landranger Map Number: 182
Latitude: 51.163289N  Longitude: 2.726446W
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.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 2 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
0No data.
 3 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
 3

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Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by JimChampion : A view across the field that is the site of the Glastonbury Lake Village (or Godney Lake Village as it was called during the original excavation). Not much to see these days, a few small bumps in a lush grassy field, surrounded by the ubiquitous drainage ditches. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village in Somerset. Very little remains of this Iron Age Lake Village, which is owned by the Glastonbury Antiquarian Society, but many of the finds from the site are on display in the Glastonbury Lake Village Museum in Glastonbury High Street.
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Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from the original excavations, from "Glastonbury Lake Village" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature : Photo of the patterned hearth, from "Glastonbury Lake Village" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature : Photo of the excavations, from "Glastonbury Lake Village" via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature (Vote or comment on this photo)

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature (1 comment)

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from the original excavations, from "Glastonbury Lake Village" via archive.org

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature : Plan of a dwelling, from "Glastonbury Lake Village" via archive.org

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the site, from "Glastonbury Lake Village" via archive.org

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by Andy B : Excavation of an area of the Iron Age lake village near Glastonbury to assess the condition of the monument. The wood on the surface is the remains of the timber foundations of the village (foreground) and the collapsed outer palisade of the settlement (top) that was uncovered in 1897 (see 1897 excavation picture for photo of same area) and has remarkably still survived today. Of all the sites stu...

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by Andy B : Chilton 4 sampling - Sampling of peat deposits beside a 5,500 year old brushwood trackway, to allow examination of pollen, beetle and plant remains. Analysis of such remains allows archaeologists to reconstruct the prehistoric landscape but desiccation of the peat also destroys this information.

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by Andy B : 1897 excavation - The original excavation of the Iron Age lake village near Glastonbury in 1897, showing the timber foundations of the village and the collapsed outer palisade of the settlement (top).

Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village submitted by Andy B : Excavation of an area of the Iron Age lake village near Glastonbury

Glastonbury Lake Village Museum
Glastonbury Lake Village Museum submitted by JimChampion : The rear courtyard at The Tribunal building - the Lake Village museum is upstairs and a preserved dugout canoe is just through the doorway on the left.

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 1.9km SSE 162° Market Cross (Glastonbury) Ancient Cross (ST4987538924)
 1.9km SSE 161° Glastonbury Lake Village Museum* Museum (ST499389)
 2.0km SSE 159° St Joseph's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST49993883)
 2.2km SSE 158° Omphalos Stone (Glastonbury Abbey)* Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (ST501387)
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 2.6km SSE 146° White Spring (Somerset)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST5073238506)
 2.8km SE 137° Glastonbury Tor* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST51223861)
 4.3km ENE 57° Harters Hill* Ancient Trackway (ST529430)
 4.8km WNW 286° Meare Lake Village Ancient Village or Settlement (ST4472642100)
 5.0km SE 126° Ponter's Ball Dyke Ancient Village or Settlement (ST533377)
 6.5km W 280° Peat Moors Centre* Museum (ST429419)
 6.7km W 275° Avalon Marshes Visitor Centre* Museum (ST426413)
 6.9km W 270° Sweet Track* Ancient Trackway (ST424408)
 7.6km S 171° New Ditch* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST504332)
 7.6km WNW 283° Abbot's Way* Ancient Trackway (ST419425)
 7.7km NE 50° Glastonbury Tor milestone at Wells* Modern Stone Circle etc (ST552456)
 7.8km NE 47° Wells and Mendip Museum* Museum (ST551459)
 7.8km NE 48° Wells Cathedral* Early Christian Sculptured Stone (ST5514645865)
 7.8km NE 49° St Andrew's Well (Wells)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST5522745824)
 8.0km NNE 28° Wookey Hole Caves Museum* Museum (ST531477)
 8.2km NNE 28° Badger Hole (Somerset) Cave or Rock Shelter (ST53244795)
 8.3km NNE 27° Wookey Hole Caves* Cave or Rock Shelter (ST53194801)
 8.4km NNE 17° Deerleap Stones* Standing Stones (ST51804876)
 8.5km S 185° Dundon Hill* Hillfort (ST484322)
 8.8km S 185° Dundon Beacon Barrow* Round Barrow(s) (ST485319)
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Iron Age Weaving Combs from Glastonbury Lake Village and East Yorkshire by Andy B on Monday, 15 May 2017
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The aesthetics of the everyday in Iron Age East Yorkshire - Helen Chittock

This research takes a holistic approach to material culture, using pottery, bone tools and metalwork to build up a detailed picture of decorative traditions across East Yorkshire and beyond during the Iron Age.

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/research_projects/all_current_projects/collaborative_doctoral_awards/helen_chittock.aspx
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Glastonbury Lake Village recreated with 3D graphics by Andy B on Wednesday, 26 April 2017
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A digital model of the Avalon Marshes area has been formed, allowing this journey to the Iron Age settlement known as Glastonbury Lake Village to be recreated. Two versions are available, one with and one without subtitles. Both have commentary.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_8BffrPiJ0

With thanks to Richard B from South West Heritage Trust for the link
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Glastonbury Lake Village Video by Andy B on Wednesday, 20 April 2016
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Glastonbury Lake Village site excavation work - September 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_hOVsnKfTc

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Re: Glastonbury Lake Village by coldrum on Tuesday, 06 October 2009
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Pastscape:

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=194156
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Re: Glastonbury Lake Village by MarionBenham on Sunday, 09 November 2003
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There is actually not a whole lot to see here unless there is a dig in progress-the field is a bit bumpier than the others around the area and the site is marked by a sign.
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Re: Glastonbury Lake Village by Anonymous on Friday, 28 February 2003
Its magic
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