Plainsfield Camp

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Plainsfield Camp (or "Park Plantation") is an Iron Age earthwork on the Quantock Hills near Aisholt in Somerset, England.

The so-called hill fort has several features that make it more likely to be an animal enclosure, than a defended settlement:
* single rampart with ditch
* simple opening for an entrance
* situated on the slope of a hill
* the hill rises over 50 m above the ring
* the area is only 0.9 ha

The case for an enclosure is less clear cut than for Trendle Ring, since Plainsfield is on a spur and does have steep slopes on two sides, making it like a promontory fort, similar to nearby Ruborough.

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=11128 Plainsfield Camp] (Site no. 11128)

See also

* Ruborough
* Dowsborough
* Trendle Ring