The Widow’s Tenement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SS136467

Nearest town:

Northam (36km E)

OS reference:

SS136467

OS sheet:

180

Latitude:

51° 11' 18.67 N

Longitude:

4° 40' 3.75 W

Added to TMA by

pure joy

Miscellaneous (1)
Links (1)

Articles

The Widow’s Tenement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

pure joy Apr 10, 2004

Although mainly known as a medieval settlement, this diamond-shaped enclosure actually also contains several Bronze Age and Iron Age features. The link below tells you more. Several large terraced field headlands, known as lynchets, are generally attributed to the Iron Age. A hut circle settlement also exists, which is similar to Bronze Age settlements elsewhere on Lundy. There are also five cairns scattered within the enclosure of which at least two are Bronze Age burial cairns. This is at least 3,000 years of history all in one enclosure!

The Widow’s Tenement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

pure joy Apr 18, 2004

Detailed info on the Widow's Tenement

Extract from English Heritage’s record of scheduled monuments, via the MAGIC site.

Please Note – this link takes you directly to a PDF document. You will need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it.

Sites within 20km of The Widow’s Tenement

North End Hut Circles

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.1km WSW

1
Threequarter Wall Cairn

Kerbed Cairn • 0.2km SSE

1

1
Tibbetts Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.51km S

2
Tibbetts Lookout Cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.54km SE

1
Chambered Stone Dwelling

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.67km SSW

1

1

1
Halfway Wall Cairn

Cairn(s) • 0.7km SSE

1

1
Gannets’ Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.78km WNW

1
North Combe Hut Circle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.92km NW
John O’Groats Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.14km NW

2
North End Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.26km NW
The Punchbowl

Natural Rock Feature • 1.3km SSW
Pondsbury Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.61km S

2
Tillage Field Standing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2km SSE

1
Ackland’s Moor Cairns (North)

Cairn(s) • 2.04km S

1

1

2
Ackland’s Moor Cairn Stones

Cairn(s) • 2.14km S

3

1

1
Ackland’s Moor Standing Stone (West)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.16km S

1

1

1
Ackland’s Moor Standing Stone (North)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.22km S

1

1

1
Ackland’s Moor Hut Circle & Enclosure

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.28km S

1

1

1
Ackland’s Moor Standing Stones

Standing Stones • 2.43km S

2

1

1
Beacon Hill Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.43km S

1

1

1
Giants’ Graves

Cist • 2.5km SSE
Beacon Hill Stones

Standing Stones • 2.61km S

1

1

1
Tent Field Stones

Standing Stones • 2.8km SSE

1
South West Field Stone & Cairn

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.91km S

1

1

1
Rocket Pole Pond Chambered Tomb

Chambered Tomb • 3km SSE

1

1
Tent Field Five Stones Monolith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3km SSE

1

1

1