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Large univallate hillfort with outworks 800m west of White Cross is a substantial Iron Age fortification located in Somerset. The monument comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing the hilltop, supplemented by outworks that extend the fortified area, a configuration typical of major hillforts of the later Iron Age period. The univallate design, consisting of one main vallum rather than multiple concentric defences, suggests a hillfort of considerable status within its local settlement hierarchy. Such sites served functions encompassing defence, storage, and administrative control during the final centuries before the Roman conquest of Britain.
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 a substantial Iron Age fortification located 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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