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Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage is a small Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Somerset. The monument is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch, though these earthworks remain slight and subdued in their present condition. The site dates to the Iron Age period, representing a form of fortified settlement common to south-western England during the prehistoric era. Its univallate construction, comprising a single line of fortification, indicates a modest settlement hierarchy within the local Iron Age landscape.
Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007909. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage is a small Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007909.
Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage 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 1007909.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington Ham (8.3 km), Aveline's Hole, Burrington Combe (8.4 km), Rowberrow Cavern, Mendip Forest (9.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Slight univallate hillfort 115m east of Brockley Cottage stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.