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Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800m west of White Cross is an Iron Age defensive earthwork situated in Somerset. The monument comprises a single substantial rampart enclosing an interior, with additional external works characteristic of hillfort design from the later prehistoric period. The outworks suggest a concern for controlling approaches to the fortified settlement and indicate the strategic importance of the site within the Iron Age settlement hierarchy of the region. Such hillforts served as centres of power, refuge, and administration during the Iron Age, and their construction and maintenance required considerable communal effort and organisation.
Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800m west of White Cross is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004526. View the official record →
Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800m west of White Cross is an Iron Age defensive earthwork situated in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004526.
Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800m west of White Cross 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 1004526.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Three bowl barrows 400m north west of Haydon Hut (9.6 km), Bowl barrow 300m north east of Whitnell Corner (9.6 km), Bowl barrow in the garden of Beechbarrow (9.6 km).
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