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Cadbury Camp is a multivalate hillfort situated on Cadbury Hill in Somerset, England. The site comprises multiple defensive ramparts and ditches that characterise Iron Age hill fort construction, typical of the fortified settlements established across southern Britain during the later prehistoric period. The monument's physical remains demonstrate the substantial earthwork defences constructed by Iron Age communities, reflecting the strategic importance of elevated positions for settlement and territorial control. The site represents a significant element of Somerset's Iron Age archaeological heritage and survives today as an important upstanding monument within the landscape.
Cadbury Camp, a small multivalate hillfort on Cadbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008295. View the official record →
Cadbury Camp is a multivalate hillfort situated on Cadbury Hill in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008295.
Cadbury Camp, a small multivalate hillfort on Cadbury Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008295.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort 150m east of Cleeve Court (6.9 km), Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard (7.4 km), Large univallate hillfort on Cadbury Hill (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Cadbury Camp, a small multivalate hillfort on Cadbury Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Cadbury Camp, a small multivalate hillfort on Cadbury Hill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.