Black Ball Camp

Black Ball Camp
Barbara Cook · CC BY-SA 2.0

Also known as: Black Ball Camp: a later prehistoric defended settlement on Gallox Hill, British Camp

Black Ball Camp is an Iron Age hillfort South West of Dunster, Somerset, England on the northern summit of Gallox Hill [1]. It is a Scheduled Monument [1]. It is also known as British Camp and is possibly associated with Bat's Castle [1]. It has a 3 metres high rampart and a 2 metres deep ditch [1].

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TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1743° N, 3.4538° W

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