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Cadbury Hill is a large univallate hillfort situated in Somerset, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The monument is defined by a single substantial defensive rampart enclosing an extensive hilltop, characteristic of univallate fort construction. The site occupies a prominent topographical position that would have afforded considerable control over the surrounding landscape and communications routes. Cadbury Hill represents an important example of Iron Age fortified settlement in the South West, reflecting the territorial and defensive strategies of later prehistoric communities in the region.
Large univallate hillfort on Cadbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011258. View the official record →
Cadbury Hill is a large univallate hillfort situated in Somerset, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011258.
Large univallate hillfort on Cadbury Hill 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 1011258.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval estate boundary earthwork on Shute Shelve Hill (9 km), Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tyning's Farm: part of the Tyning's Farm round barrow cemetery (9.2 km), World War II anti-aircraft rocket battery and bombing decoy control building 265m north east of Ashridge Farm (9.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Large univallate hillfort on Cadbury Hill'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.
Large univallate hillfort on Cadbury Hill stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.