Cow Castle

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Cow Castle (Somerset)
Cow Castle
Cow Castle shown within Somerset
(grid reference SS793373)

Cow Castle is an Iron Age hill fort 5.75 kilometres (4 mi) West South West of Exford at grid reference SS793373. It occupies an isolated hilltop and has a single rampart and ditch, enclosing 0.9 hectares. It is in the valley of the River Barle. Legend says that the hillfort was built by fairies to protect themselves against the earth.

[edit] References

  • Adkins L and R, 1992. A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology.
  • Burrow E J, 1924. Ancients Earthworks and Camps of Somerset.
  • Burrow I, 1981. Hillforts and Hilltop Settlements of Somerset.
  • Grinsell L V, 1970. The Archaeolohy of Exmoor.
  • Grinsell L V, 1976. Folklore of Prehistoric Sites in Britain.
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