Summary
The monument on Glastonbury Tor includes part of the below ground remains of a post-Roman occupation site dating from the sixth to the seventh centuries AD, part of a monastic settlement probably dating from at least the tenth century, and part of the above and below ground remains of what has been interpreted as a medieval pilgrimage centre for the cult of St Michael.
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Monument Types
- SETTLEMENT (Saxon - 410 AD to 1065 AD)
Description
Dark Age occupation, including timber buildings, evidence of metal-working, substantial meat eating, ? graves, imported Mediterranean pottery, local grass-tempered pottery, Roman file, Roman Samian, metal objects, bone objects, bones. Revealed by excavations 1964-1966.
Several interpretations of this period of occupation have been suggested:
1. Pagan Religious site or shrine.
2. Small Celtic Christian monastic site.
3. Defensive or quasi-military site, either a look-out post or signal station, or perhaps a small local chieftain's stronghold.
References
- SZN10288 - Article in serial: P A Rahtz. 1971. Excavation on Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, 1964-6. 127.
Other Statuses and References
- HER/SMR Reference (External): 23603
- National Monuments Record Reference: ST53NW4
Associated Events
- ENA3273 - Archaeological Intervention,
- ENA3399 - Heritage Assessment,
Associated Finds
None Recorded