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Maesbury Castle is a small multivallate hillfort situated in Somerset, England. The monument consists of multiple defensive banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age fortifications, demonstrating the defensive engineering practices of prehistoric Britain. Such hillforts served as territorial strongholds and centres of control during the Iron Age period, typically occupied intermittently or seasonally by local populations. The survival of Maesbury Castle's earthwork defences provides archaeological evidence of settlement hierarchy and defensive strategy in the Somerset landscape during the prehistoric period.
Maesbury Castle small multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015494. View the official record →
Maesbury Castle is a small multivallate hillfort situated in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015494.
Maesbury Castle small multivallate hillfort 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 1015494.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows on Barren Down, 250m north west of Princes Lodge (3.1 km), Medieval standing cross 80m south of St Mary's Church (3.4 km), Market cross in the market place (3.5 km).
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