Small Down Knoll camp
United Kingdom /
England /
Evercreech /
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hillfort, earthwork (archaeology), scheduled ancient monument, bronze age
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
Small Down Knoll, or Small Down Camp, is a Bronze Age hill fort near Evercreech in Somerset, England. The hill is on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, and rises to 222 m (728 ft).
Finds of flints indicate a prehistoric Mesolithic occupation.
The fort contains about 14 round barrows (tumuli), which form a line of burials running east-west along the crest of the hill. The fort and the barrows appear to be Bronze Age, but excavations have found some Iron Age pottery in the barrows and the ditches.
Small Down Knoll, or Small Down Camp, is a Bronze Age hill fort near Evercreech in Somerset, England. The hill is on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, and rises to 222 m (728 ft).
Finds of flints indicate a prehistoric Mesolithic occupation.
The fort contains about 14 round barrows (tumuli), which form a line of burials running east-west along the crest of the hill. The fort and the barrows appear to be Bronze Age, but excavations have found some Iron Age pottery in the barrows and the ditches.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Down_Knoll
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Coordinates: 51°9'50"N 2°28'43"W
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