Kenwalch's Castle

Kenwalch's Castle
Editor - W.Page; Chapter on Ancient Earthworks - C.H.Bothamley · Public domain

Kenwalch's Castle is an Iron Age univallate hillfort near Penselwood, Somerset, believed to have been converted into a Roman fortress. The site covers 1.6 hectares within Castle Wood, with a single rampart and ditch featuring an earthwork bank up to 2 metres high. Named after Cenwalh of Wessex, it is thought to be the site of the Battle of Peonnum. Geophysical surveys and small-scale excavations in 1973 and 1996 indicated buried structures such as storage pits within the fort. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

TypeFortress/citadel
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1007° N, 2.3616° W

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