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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Norton-sub-Hamdon is a village and civil parish in the South Somerset district of the English county of Somerset, about ten miles west of Yeovil. The population of the parish at the 2021 census was 727.

Montacute

Village

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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
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Latitude

50.95171° or 50° 57′ 6″ north

Longitude

-2.74518° or 2° 44′ 43″ west

Open location code

9C2VX723+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 265102338

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=embankment

Wikidata ID

Q15222650

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Highlights include Ham Hill and Ham Hill Country Park.

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