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Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge

England
List entry 1016303
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1016303
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
4.3 hectares
Grid reference
ST 66610 36648
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hillfort at Fox Covert is an Iron Age defensive enclosure located near Lamyatt Lodge in Somerset. The site comprises a univallate hillfort, defined by a single rampart and ditch system, positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape typical of Iron Age settlement strategies. Its precise dating within the Iron Age period and the extent of any internal occupation structures remain subjects of archaeological study. The monument represents an important example of the fortified settlements that characterised the Iron Age communities of south-west England.

Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016303. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge?

Hillfort at Fox Covert is an Iron Age defensive enclosure located near Lamyatt Lodge in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1016303.

Who is responsible for protecting Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge?

Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge 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 1016303.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill (0.6 km), Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm (1.7 km), The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary (2.6 km).

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Overview
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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
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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Roman building at Lamyatt Beacon, Creech Hill
0.6 km
Deserted medieval site W of Lower Batch Farm
1.7 km
The Packhorse Bridge 100m north west of the Church of St Mary
2.6 km
Medieval bridge 100m south west of Wyke House
2.8 km
Prospect tower 230m south of King's School
2.9 km
Augustinian priory, later abbey and associated pillow mound, at King's School
3 km
The Round House
5 km
A motte with two baileys immediately north of Park Pond
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge

Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Hillfort at Fox Covert, 550m north east of Lamyatt Lodge

Cadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~7.5 milesGlastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~10.3 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~12.5 milesBathRoman town · ~18.2 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~15.1 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~21 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~21.2 miles
Domesday entry for Milton, Somerset →
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