Taps Combe Camp

Taps Combe Camp, also known as Chelvey Batch Settlement, is an Iron Age promontory hillfort of approximately 2 acres located between Brockley and Backwell in North Somerset, England. The D-shaped fort measures roughly 50 m by 50 m and features varied defenses adapted to the terrain: a deep scarp to the south, a strong rampart to the west, a bank and ditch to the north, and a stronger bank and ditch to the east. The entrance at the northwestern corner is protected by two banks.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.3998° N, 2.7489° W

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