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Clatworthy hillfort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Somerset, England. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising a single rampart and ditch that enclose an oval hilltop position. Archaeological investigation and survey work have established its occupation during the Iron Age period, when such defended settlements served as centres of authority, refuge, and habitation for local communities. The hillfort remains a significant example of Iron Age defensive architecture in the Somerset landscape, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns in the region.
Clatworthy hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006149. View the official record →
Clatworthy hillfort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006149.
Clatworthy hillfort 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 1006149.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tripp round barrow NW of Tripp Farm (2.1 km), Huish Champflower Barrow (3.2 km), Elworthy Barrows hillfort (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Clatworthy hillfort'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.
Clatworthy hillfort stands on Upper Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.