Bat's Castle

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

Also known as: Bats Castle, Bat's Castle: a small multivallate hillfort and associated outwork, Bat's Castle Camp, Caesar's Camp

Bat's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort on the 213-metre (699 ft) summit of Gallox Hill in the parish of Carhampton in Somerset, England [1]. Previously known as Caesar's Camp and possibly associated with Black Ball Camp, the hillfort features two stone ramparts, with the ramparts now damaged [2].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1698° N, 3.4497° W

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