Hill forts · South Wales
Cleeve Toot Camp
In or near Wrington.
Cleeve Toot Camp — hillfort in North Somerset, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton · 3.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cleeve Toot Camp, the nearest railway station is Yatton, located 3.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is BS49 4PE, and entry is free.
About
Cleeve Toot Camp is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in North Somerset, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3872°, -2.7731°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Goblin Combe SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Severn Estuary
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cleeve Toot is an Iron Age univallate hillfort above Goblin Combe, Cleeve, Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is a roughly oval settlement which is approximately 125 metres (410 ft) in length by 90 metres (300 ft) in breadth. Approximately 150 metres (490 ft) to the north is another, smaller settlement. They are thought to have been a satellite community of nearby Cadbury Hill Pits have been found at the site indicating the presence of round houses. There is a single stone rampart with a broad shallow outer ditch. There is also a prehistoric or Roman field system.
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Background
History
Hill forts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, roughly the start of the first millennium BC. The reason for their emergence in Britain, and their purpose, has been a subject of debate. It has been argued that they could have been military sites constructed in response to invasion from continental Europe, sites built by invaders, or a military reaction to social tensions caused by an increasing population and consequent pressure on agriculture. The dominant view since the 1960s has been that the increasing use of iron led to social changes in Britain. Deposits of iron ore were located in different places to the tin and copper ore necessary to make bronze, and as a result trading…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3872, -2.7731
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Cleeve
- Postcode
- BS49 4PE
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Somerset
- Nearest railway station
- Yatton — 3.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5131068 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cleeve Toot (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cleeve Toot hill fort - geograph.org.uk - 277089.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cleeve Toot Camp?
- Cleeve Toot Camp is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS49 4PE), in the parish of Cleeve.
- What is Cleeve Toot Camp?
- Cleeve Toot Camp — hillfort in North Somerset, England, UK.
- How do I get to Cleeve Toot Camp?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode BS49 4PE.
- Is Cleeve Toot Camp a listed building?
- Cleeve Toot Camp is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Cleeve Toot Camp a protected site?
- Yes — Cleeve Toot Camp is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Goblin Combe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Cleeve Toot Camp free to visit?
- Yes, Cleeve Toot Camp is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cleeve Toot Camp?
- The nearest railway station is Yatton, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS49 4PE.