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Curdon Wood camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Somerset. The site comprises a univallate enclosure defined by a single defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age fortified settlements in the region. Located within woodland, the monument represents the type of territorial or settlement fortification constructed during the Iron Age period, which demonstrates the defensive concerns and social organisation of Iron Age communities in the Southwest of England.
Curdon Wood camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006158. View the official record →
Curdon Wood camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006158.
Curdon Wood camp 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 1006158.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crowcombe village cross 170m north west of Holy Ghost Church (4.1 km), Churchyard cross immediately south of Holy Ghost Church (4.3 km), Cairn 480m north of Little Quantock Farm (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Curdon Wood camp'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.
Curdon Wood camp stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.