Bury Castle, Somerset

Bury Castle, Somerset

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Bury Castle, Somerset is an Iron Age hill fort convert|2.75|km|mi|0|lk=on East North East of Porlock, England at gbmapping|SS91744717.cite web |title=Bury Castle |url=http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=36765 |publisher=Pastscape.org.uk |accessdate=2008-05-26] It is a promontory fort and is convert|0.2|ha|acre in internal area. The main enclosure has a single rampart and ditch, with steep drops on the north, east and south sides. There is an additional rampart convert|30|m|ft|0|lk=on to the west, with a deep ditch. The rampart is revetted with drystone walling. It is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

References

* Adkins l and R, 1992. A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology.
* Burrow E J, 1924. Ancient Earthworks and Camps of Somerset.
* Burrow I, 1981. Hillforts and Hilltop Settlements of Somerset.


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