Dolebury Camp: a large univallate hillfort and associated and later earthworks on Dolebury Warren

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History & significance

Dolebury Camp is a univallate hillfort situated on Dolebury Warren in Somerset, England, dating to the Iron Age. The fortification is defined by a single substantial defensive rampart enclosing an area of approximately five hectares on the hilltop, with associated outer earthworks that extend the defended zone. Archaeological evidence and its physical characteristics indicate occupation and use during the Iron Age period, when such hillforts served as significant centres of settlement, storage, and refuge across south-western Britain. The site has been subject to later modifications and disturbance, with subsequent earthworks reflecting changes in land use following its primary Iron Age phase of construction and occupation.

Dolebury Camp: a large univallate hillfort and associated and later earthworks on Dolebury Warren is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008184. View the official record →

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