Adscombe Chapel, Over Stowey, Somerset An archaeological survey by English Heritage

Author(s): Hazel Riley

A ruined chapel, east of Adscombe Farm, and the earthworks surrounding it, were the subject of the Survey by English Heritage. The chapel probably dates 13th or 14 centuries and is mentioned in documents dated to the 16" century. The earthworks represent the remains of a manorial complex, belonging to the Rich family in the 17th and 18th centuries. Some slight earthworks may be the remains of earlier field system, possibly of prehistoric origin.

Report Number:
163/2002
Series:
Other
Pages:
16
Keywords:
Medieval Post Medieval Stone, Worked Survey

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