Location | Tonedale, Wellington |
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Region | Somerset |
Coordinates | 50°59′13″N 3°13′51″W / 50.98694°N 3.23083°W |
Area | 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) |
History | |
Founded | 12th century |
Abandoned | 14th century |
Periods | Bronze Age |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 2013 |
Archaeologists | Wessex Archaeology |
Ownership | Bloor Homes |
Longforth Farm, on the outskirts of Wellington, Somerset, England, is the site of a Bronze Age landscape and an extensive medieval structure. [1]
The previously unknown site, which covers 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres), [2] was uncovered during excavations in 2013 prior to the building of 500 new houses by Bloor Homes. [3]
The stone foundations, which are covered in decorated tiles are laid out around courtyards. The remains of roof slates and glazed ceramic roof tiles have also been found. [4] The floor tiles are similar to those at Glastonbury Abbey, while the pottery finds have been dated to between the 12th and 14th centuries. [2]