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Brewer’s Castle Hillfort, Somerset

Brewer’s Castle hillfort is a small (0.3 hectare) univalate enclosure on a promontory of the (redundantly named) Hawkridge Ridge above... The post Brewer’s Castle Hillfort, Somerset appeared first on...

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Brent Knoll Hillfort, East Brent, Somerset

Brent Knoll hillfort is defended by a bank and outer ditch with counterscarp bank, and a second bank on the... The post Brent Knoll Hillfort, East Brent, Somerset appeared first on Digital Digging.

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Brean Down Hillfort, Somerset.

Brean Down hillfort comprises a bank and outer ditch at the east end of Brean Down. In the C18-19, before... The post Brean Down Hillfort, Somerset. appeared first on Digital Digging.

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Blackers Hillfort, Chilcompton, Somerset.

A geophysical survey of Blackers Hill (PRN 23292) was undertaken in 1999 which provided evidence for activity within the interior as... The post Blackers Hillfort, Chilcompton, Somerset. appeared first...

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Black Ball Camp Hill Fort, Dunster, Somerset.

Black Ball Camp hillfort is an oval univallate enclosure of a relatively small size but with impressive defences – the... The post Black Ball Camp Hill Fort, Dunster, Somerset. appeared first on...

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Berry Castle Hillfort, West Porlock, Somerset 

Berry Castle hillfort has, over the years, been variously described as a Romano-British fort, an earthwork thrown up in 1052... The post Berry Castle Hillfort, West Porlock, Somerset  appeared first on...

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Bathampton Camp Hill Fort, Somerset.

Bathampton Camp hillfort is a large univalate enclosure encompassing some 80 acres. It falls into the category of a ‘defendable’... The post Bathampton Camp Hill Fort, Somerset. appeared first on...

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Bat’s Castle Hillfort, Near Dunster, Somerset.

Bat’s Castle hillfort is a bivallate sub-circular enclosure of around 1.2 hectares. The banks reach a maximum height of around... The post Bat’s Castle Hillfort, Near Dunster, Somerset. appeared first...

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Banwell Camp Hill Fort, near Banwell, Somerset

Banwell Camp hillfort is a univalate contour enclosure, which contains another, earlier, enclosure on its summit. It is thought to... The post Banwell Camp Hill Fort, near Banwell, Somerset appeared...

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Backwell Hillfort, near Backwell, Somerset

Pastscape lists Backwell as a probable Iron Age promontory hillfort. It was originally spotted from the air, before being investigated on... The post Backwell Hillfort, near Backwell, Somerset appeared...

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Brewer’s Castle Hillfort, Somerset

Brewer’s Castle hillfort is a small (0.3 hectare) univalate enclosure on a promontory of the (redundantly named) Hawkridge Ridge above... The post Brewer’s Castle Hillfort, Somerset appeared first on...

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Brent Knoll Hillfort, East Brent, Somerset

Brent Knoll hillfort is defended by a bank and outer ditch with counterscarp bank, and a second bank on the... The post Brent Knoll Hillfort, East Brent, Somerset appeared first on Digital Digging.

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Brean Down Hillfort, Somerset.

Brean Down hillfort comprises a bank and outer ditch at the east end of Brean Down. In the C18-19, before... The post Brean Down Hillfort, Somerset. appeared first on Digital Digging.

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Blackers Hillfort, Chilcompton, Somerset.

A geophysical survey of Blackers Hill (PRN 23292) was undertaken in 1999 which provided evidence for activity within the interior as... The post Blackers Hillfort, Chilcompton, Somerset. appeared first...

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Black Ball Camp Hill Fort, Dunster, Somerset.

Black Ball Camp hillfort is an oval univallate enclosure of a relatively small size but with impressive defences – the... The post Black Ball Camp Hill Fort, Dunster, Somerset. appeared first on...

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Berry Castle Hillfort, West Porlock, Somerset 

Berry Castle hillfort has, over the years, been variously described as a Romano-British fort, an earthwork thrown up in 1052... The post Berry Castle Hillfort, West Porlock, Somerset  appeared first on...

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Bathampton Camp Hill Fort, Somerset.

Bathampton Camp hillfort is a large univalate enclosure encompassing some 80 acres. It falls into the category of a ‘defendable’... The post Bathampton Camp Hill Fort, Somerset. appeared first on...

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Bat’s Castle Hillfort, Near Dunster, Somerset.

Bat’s Castle hillfort is a bivallate sub-circular enclosure of around 1.2 hectares. The banks reach a maximum height of around... The post Bat’s Castle Hillfort, Near Dunster, Somerset. appeared first...

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Banwell Camp Hill Fort, near Banwell, Somerset

Banwell Camp hillfort is a univalate contour enclosure, which contains another, earlier, enclosure on its summit. It is thought to... The post Banwell Camp Hill Fort, near Banwell, Somerset appeared...

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Backwell Hillfort, near Backwell, Somerset

Pastscape lists Backwell as a probable Iron Age promontory hillfort. It was originally spotted from the air, before being investigated on... The post Backwell Hillfort, near Backwell, Somerset appeared...

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