Dinghurst fort

Dinghurst fort
Dinghurst fort shown within Somerset[1]
Location: Somerset, England
Coordinates:
Built: During the Iron Age
Architectural style(s): British pre-Roman Architecture
Scheduled monument
Reference #: 194536[2]

Dinghurst fort is an Iron Age univallate hillfort south of Churchill in Somerset, England. A scarp encircles the camp, 2.0 metres (6.5 ft) high in the east and 3.0 metres (9.8 ft) high in the west.[1] The fort is also surrounded by a fosse. Bones, rings, and weapons have been found inside the fort.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dinghurst". Fortified England. http://www.fortifiedengland.com/Home/Categories/ViewItem/tabid/61/Default.aspx?IID=1410. Retrieved 26 February 2011. 
  2. ^ "Dinghurst Camp". National Monument Record. English Heritage. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=194536. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 
  3. ^ Phelps, William (1839). The History and Antiquities of Somerset: Part 1: The Parochial History. Somerset, England. p. 100. http://books.google.com/books?id=WHTXAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PR10&ots=nT9P_OnrbC&dq=Dinghurst%20fort&pg=PA108#v=onepage&q=Dinghurst%20fort&f=false. Retrieved 26 February 2011.