Kingsdown Camp

Kingsdown Camp

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Kingsdown Camp is an Iron Age hill fort convert|4.5|km|mi|0 South East of Radstock at gbmapping|ST719517. It is a univallate fort with an area of 0.15 hectares, and is approximately quadrilateral in shape. In the Iron Age or Roman period a drystone wall was constructed, possibly convert|4|m|ft|0 high and convert|2.5|m|ft|0 wide. There is an entrance on the northeast side. The fort continued to be used by the Romans.

References

* Adkins L and R, 1992. A Field Guide to Somerset Archaeology.
* Burrows I, 1981. Hillforts and Hilltop Settlements of Somerset.


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