Sweetworthy

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Sweetworthy is an Iron Age hillfort or enclosure 4km south of Porlock at SS 890 425. It is on the north-facing slope of Dunkery Hill. It has a single rampart and external ditch, enclosing 0.25 hectares. The rampart is still visible and the ditch on the east side is used as a trackway.

[edit] References

• Adkins L and R, 1992. A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology.
• Burrow I, 1981. Hillforts and Hilltop Settlements in Somerset.
• Grinsell L V, 1970. The Archaeology of Exmoor.