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Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon

England
List entry 1014715
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014715
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
6.87 hectares
Grid reference
ST 48452 32209
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Compton Dundon hillfort is a univallate Iron Age fortification located on rising ground east of the village of Dundon in Somerset, England. The site is defined by a single defensive rampart with an external ditch, enclosing an area of approximately 1.6 hectares on the summit of Dundon Beacon. The hillfort likely dates to the Iron Age period, though precise chronological attribution remains uncertain without extensive excavation. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents a significant example of Iron Age defensive settlement strategy in the Somerset Levels region.

Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014715. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon?

Compton Dundon hillfort is a univallate Iron Age fortification located on rising ground east of the village of Dundon in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014715.

Who is responsible for protecting Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon?

Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon 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 1014715.

What other scheduled monuments are near Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Somerton Market Cross (3.7 km), Melbury Roman villa (4.8 km), Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm (5.1 km).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Somerton Market Cross
3.7 km
Melbury Roman villa
4.8 km
Duck decoy 700m WNW of Rookery Farm
5.1 km
Low Ham Roman villa
5.8 km
Deserted medieval settlement and associated fields, Lytes Cary
7.4 km
Bineham City deserted village
7.5 km
The Hanging Chapel and a medieval gateway at The Hill
8.2 km
Pill Bridge
9 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon

Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Compton Dundon hillfort with Dundon Beacon, east of Dundon

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~4.1 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~6.4 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~10 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~4 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~8.6 miles
Domesday entry for Dundon, Somerset →
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