Ham Hill Hillfort
Ham Hill Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort located on Ham Hill, Somerset, England. It was also occupied during the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and later during Roman and medieval eras.- Type: Protected area
- Description: hillfort in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ham Hill”, “Hamdon Hill camp”, and “Hamdon Hill Camp”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ham Hill and Church of St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke.
Ham Hill
Peak
Photo: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ham Hill is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, Scheduled Ancient Monument, Iron Age hill fort, Roman site, Local Nature Reserve and country park, to the west of Yeovil in Somerset, England.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke
Church
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin at East Stoke in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, England dates from the 12th century. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building. Church of St Mary the Virgin, East Stoke is situated 2,100 feet east of Ham Hill Hillfort.
Fleur De Lis Hotel
Pub
Photo: Sarah Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fleur De Lis Hotel is a pub, which is situated 1,400 feet west of Ham Hill Hillfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stoke-sub-Hamdon and Norton-sub-Hamdon.
Stoke-sub-Hamdon
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stoke-sub-Hamdon, also known as Stoke under Ham, is a large village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated 5 miles west of Yeovil, with which it is linked by the A3088 road.
Norton-sub-Hamdon
Village
Norton-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset, situated ten miles west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 743.
Montacute
Village
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Montacute is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles west of Yeovil. The village has a population of 831. The name Montacute is thought by some to derive from the Latin "Mons Acutus", referring to the conically acute St Michael's Hill dominating the village to the west.
Ham Hill Hillfort
- Categories: contour fort, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Stoke Sub Hamdon, South Somerset, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.95171° or 50° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.74518° or 2° 44′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C2VX723+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 265102338OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=embankmentWikidata ID
Q15222650
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