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Hamdon Hill Camp is a hillfort situated on the prominent sandstone ridge of Hamdon Hill near Stoke sub Hamdon in South Somerset. The site comprises a substantial univallate earthwork, protected by a single rampart and ditch system that encloses approximately 32 acres, and is interpreted as dating to the Iron Age period. The camp occupies a strategically commanding position overlooking the surrounding Somerset countryside and the Yeovil area, which would have provided significant defensive and territorial advantages to its Iron Age inhabitants. The monument remains a substantial earthwork feature despite later quarrying activity on the hill, and it represents an important example of Iron Age settlement and fortification in the South West of England.
Hamdon Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003678. View the official record →
Hamdon Hill Camp is a hillfort situated on the prominent sandstone ridge of Hamdon Hill near Stoke sub Hamdon in South Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003678.
Hamdon Hill 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 1003678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval secular college at Parsonage Farm (1.1 km), Montacute Castle: a motte and bailey castle on St Michael's Hill. (1.3 km), Site of a Cluniac priory immediately east of Abbey Farm (1.6 km).
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