Clatworthy Camp

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Clatworthy Camp (Somerset)
Clatworthy Camp
Clatworthy Camp shown within Somerset
(grid reference ST044314)

Clatworthy Camp is an Iron Age hill fort 5 kilometres (3 mi) North West of Wiveliscombe, England at grid reference ST044314. It is situated on a promentary of the Brendon Hills. It is roughly triangular in shape with an area of 5.8 hectares. It has a single bank and ditch, cut through solid rock. There may have been an entrance on the west and two on the east.

[edit] References

  • Adkins L and R, 1992. A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology.
  • Burrows E J, 1924. Ancient Earthworks and Camps of Somerset.
  • Burrows I, 1981. Hillforts and Hilltop Settlements of Somerset.
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