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Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Somerset, England. The monument is defined by its promontory position and multiple defensive ramparts, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts constructed to command and protect the surrounding landscape. The site's multivallate design indicates a substantial defensive investment, suggesting occupation and control during the later Iron Age period. Such promontory forts typically exploited natural topography to maximise defensive advantage while minimising the extent of artificial earthwork required.
Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015493. View the official record →
Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill is a prehistoric hillfort situated in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015493.
Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's 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 1015493.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow in Beacon Plantation (4.1 km), Earthworks S of Tadhill Farm (5.8 km), Medieval wayside cross at Bodden (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Small multivallate promontory fort on Blacker's Hill stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.