Hill forts · South West England
Iron Age hill-forts of southern Britain
Six monumental earthworks from Dorset to Sussex.
Between 800 BC and the Roman invasion of 43 AD, southern Britain's tribal kingdoms built tens of thousands of hill-forts — defensive enclosures on summit ridges, marked by huge earth ramparts and ditches. The best surviving examples remain among the most evocative archaeological sites in Britain. This tour focuses on the south, where excavation has been most thorough.
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Bartinney Castle
Bartinney Castle — Iron Age enclosure in Cornwall, England, UK.
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Nine Stones
Nine Stones — Bronze Age stone circle near Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
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Ballowall Barrow
Ballowall Barrow — archaeological site in St Just, Cornwall, England, UK.
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Okehampton Castle
Okehampton Castle — motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River.
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Sweet Track
Sweet Track — ancient causeway in the Somerset Levels, England.
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Stanton Drew stone circles
Stanton Drew stone circles — Neolithic henge monument; stone circles.
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Glastonbury Lake Village
Glastonbury Lake Village — former Iron Age village in Somerset, England, UK.
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Cambria Farm
Cambria Farm — historic site in Somerset, England.