Kingsdown Camp

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Kingsdown Camp (Somerset)
Kingsdown Camp
Kingsdown Camp shown within Somerset
(grid reference ST719517)

Kingsdown Camp is an Iron Age hill fort 4.5 kilometres (3 mi) South East of Radstock at grid reference ST719517. It is a univallate fort with an area of 0.15 hectares, and is approximately quadrilateral in shape. In the Iron Age or Roman period a drystone wall was constructed, possibly 4 metres (13 ft) high and 2.5 metres (8 ft) wide. There is an entrance on the northeast side. The fort continued to be used by the Romans.

[edit] References

  • Adkins L and R, 1992. A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology.
  • Burrows I, 1981. Hillforts and Hilltop Settlements of Somerset.
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