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Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington Ham is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Somerset. The monument comprises a single defensive bank with an internal ditch, characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction, though univallate examples of this type may have earlier origins in the Bronze Age. The earthworks occupy an elevated position on Burrington Ham, where the topography would have provided natural defensive advantages supplemented by the artificial fortifications. Associated features within and around the main enclosure include further earthworks whose precise function and chronology require further archaeological investigation, though they are consistent with settlement activity of the later prehistoric period.
Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington Ham is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011261. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington Ham is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011261.
Slight univallate hillfort and associated earthworks on Burrington Ham 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 1011261.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Two bowl barrows 350m south of Brimble Pit Pool: part of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood (8.9 km), Duck decoy, west of Nyland Hill (8.9 km), Bowl barrow 550m south east of Brimble Pit Pool: one of a group of round barrows north and east of Foxhills Wood (9.1 km).
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