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Dowsborough is a univallate hillfort situated in Somerset, England, dating to the Iron Age. The fort occupies a prominent hilltop position and is defined by a single defensive rampart with an external ditch, a characteristic feature of smaller fortified settlements of this period. Associated with the hillfort is a round barrow, indicating that the site held significance across multiple prehistoric periods and saw use or reverence from Bronze Age times onwards. The combination of Iron Age fortification with Bronze Age burial monument reflects the extended chronology of hilltop occupation in the Somerset landscape.
Dowsborough hillfort and associated round barrow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010494. View the official record →
Dowsborough is a univallate hillfort situated in Somerset, England, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010494.
Dowsborough hillfort and associated round barrow 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 1010494.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairn 280m south of Triscombe Stone (3.5 km), Plainsfield Camp slight univallate hillfort (3.8 km), Two cairns, 780m ESE of Triscombe Farm (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dowsborough hillfort and associated round barrow'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.
Dowsborough hillfort and associated round barrow stands on Middle Devonian (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Middle Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.