Trendle Ring

Trendle Ring

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Trendle Ring (or "Trundle Ring") is an Iron Age earthwork on the Quantock Hills near Bicknoller in Somerset, England.The word "trendle" means "circle", so it is a tautological place name.

The so-called hill fort has several features that make it more likely to be an animal enclosure, rather than a defended settlement:
* single rampart with ditch
* simple opening for an entrance
* situated on the slope of a hill
* the hill rises 130 m above the ring
* the area is only 0.7 ha

See also

* Plainsfield Camp
* Dowsborough

References

* "A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology", Lesley and Roy Adkins (1992) ISBN 0-946159-94-7
* "The Archaeology of Somerset", Michael Aston and Ian Burrow (Eds) (1982) ISBN 0-86183-028-8
* Somerset Historic Environment Record [http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=33201 Trendle Ring] (Site no. 33201)


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