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Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Somerset, England. The site comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing the hilltop, characteristic of univallate hillfort construction, though the earthworks are relatively modest in scale. Dating to the Iron Age, the hillfort would have served as a defended settlement or refuge for local communities during this period. The monument survives as an archaeological site preserving evidence of Iron Age occupation and settlement patterns in the Somerset landscape.
Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007918. View the official record →
Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill is a prehistoric fortified settlement located in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007918.
Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill 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 1007918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Nailsea Glassworks (4.7 km), Middle Engine Pit (4.8 km), Deserted medieval farmstead and part of a Romano-British field system 400m north of Fenswood Farm (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Slight univallate hillfort on Conygar Hill stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.