Fairy Toot
 Fairy Toot Field | |
  Shown within Somerset | |
| Location | near Nempnett Thrubwell and Bristol |
|---|---|
| Region | Somerset, England |
| Coordinates | 51°21′11″N 2°41′24″W / 51.353117°N 2.689946°W |
| Type | oval barrow |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | some damage |
The Fairy Toot is an extensive oval barrow in the civil parish of Nempnett Thrubwell, Somerset, England (grid reference ST520618).
It is an example of the
Fairy Toot was formerly a
On being opened and essentially destroyed between 1787 and 1835 by the Reverend Thomas Bere of
At the time it was conjectured to be a work of the Druids, but its origins are far older and probably date from the Neolithic period.[5]
Wade and Wade in their 1929 book "Somerset" described it as "a remarkably fine tumulus of masonry, said to have been one of the finest in Britain, in the chambers of which skeletons have been discovered. A few vestiges of it now only remain, the rest has been used as a lime-kiln."[6]
The site was visited in the past as it was known as a place for curing
References
- ^ Historic England. "The Fairy Toot long barrow 350m SSW of Howgrove Farm (1008181)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Fairy Toot". Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ISBN 0-9548614-0-X.
- ^ "Fairy Toot". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ "Nempnett Thrubwell". GENUKI. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- ^ Somerset by Wade, G.W. & Wade, J.H. at Project Gutenberg
- ISBN 0-906456-98-3.
- "Fairy Toot". Megalithic Portal.
External links
- Nempnett Thrubwell Long Barrow – The Modern Antiquarian