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Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court is an Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Somerset. The monument comprises a single bank and ditch forming an irregular oval plan, characteristic of univallate hillforts of the later Iron Age period. Associated settlement features within and around the fortified area indicate occupation and agricultural use contemporary with the hillfort's primary defensive function. The earthwork remains, though modest in their surviving relief, represent an important example of Iron Age settlement pattern and land use in the Somerset landscape.
Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011264. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court is an Iron Age defensive enclosure located in Somerset. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011264.
Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court 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 1011264.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rowberrow Camp: an Iron Age defended settlement north west of Tynings Farm (9.1 km), Longbottom Farm earthwork (9.1 km), World War II bombing decoy complex, anti-aircraft obstructions and Beacon Batch round barrow cemetery on Black Down (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Slight univallate hillfort and associated settlement remains 300m north-east of Cleeve Court stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.