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Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage

England
List entry 1015500
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1015500
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.15 hectares
Grid reference
ST 49201 51126
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Westbury Camp is a slight univallate hillfort located approximately 750 metres north of Stokewood Cottage in Somerset, England. The monument comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular area, characteristic of Iron Age hill fortifications dating to the first millennium BC. The defences, though modest in scale, suggest a settlement of local significance during the late prehistoric period. The site is protected as a scheduled monument under the National Heritage List for England (entry 1015500).

Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015500. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage?

Westbury Camp is a slight univallate hillfort located approximately 750 metres north of Stokewood Cottage in Somerset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015500.

Who is responsible for protecting Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage?

Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood 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 1015500.

What other scheduled monuments are near Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bishop's palace (6 km), Fenny Castle Cross: a medieval wayside cross 20m north west of Castle Farm, Castle (7.2 km), Manor house at Mudgley (7.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bishop's palace
6 km
Fenny Castle Cross: a medieval wayside cross 20m north west of Castle Farm, Castle
7.2 km
Manor house at Mudgley
7.3 km
Fenny Castle: a motte and bailey castle
7.7 km
Browne's Gate
7.8 km
Bishop's Palace ruined portions, walls and well house
8.1 km
Bishop's tithe barn
8.1 km
Duck decoy, 950m south west of junction of Westhay Moor Drove and Lewis's Drove
8.7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage

Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.

The wider landscape

Around Westbury Camp, slight univallate hillfort, 750m north of Stokewood Cottage

Glastonbury AbbeyArchaeological site · ~7.7 milesIlchesterRoman town · ~17.8 milesBathRoman town · ~18.1 milesCadbury CastleArchaeological site · ~18.2 milesBattle of Sedgemoor 1685Battle (1685) · ~12.9 milesBattle of Langport 1645Battle (1645) · ~15 milesBattle of Lansdown (Hill) 1643Battle (1643) · ~18.6 milesBattle of LansdowneBattle (1643) · ~18.6 miles
Domesday entry for Draycott, Somerset →
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