Scheduled MonumentsEnglandCurdon Wood camp

Curdon Wood camp

England
List entry 1006158
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006158
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.92 hectares
Grid reference
ST 10201 38515
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Curdon Wood camp?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Curdon Wood camp?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Curdon Wood camp?

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).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
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
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Curdon Wood camp

Curdon Wood camp stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.