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Worlebury Camp is a large multivallate hillfort located near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, occupying a prominent coastal position on the Worlebury Hill headland. The fort comprises multiple concentric banks and ditches forming a heavily fortified enclosure, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts constructed during the late prehistoric period, with occupation evidence suggesting use from around the fourth century BC through the Roman period. To the east of the main fort lie associated linear earthworks, likely forming part of a wider defensive system or territorial boundary framework. The site's substantial construction and defensive sophistication reflect its importance as a regional stronghold, commanding views across the Bristol Channel and controlling access to local resources.
Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011260. View the official record →
Worlebury Camp is a large multivallate hillfort located near Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, occupying a prominent coastal position on the Worlebury Hill headland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011260.
Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east 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 1011260.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Motte and bailey castle 650m NNW of Sandpoint Farm (3.4 km), Bowl barrow and disc barrow 600m NNW of Sandpoint Farm (3.5 km), Multi-period site on Brean Down (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east'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.
Worlebury Camp, a large multivallate hillfort and the linear earthworks to the east stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.