Castles Camp

Also known as: The Castles, The Castles, Bathealton

Castles Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort in the Taunton Deane district of Somerset, situated approximately 1.6 km west of the village of Bathealton [1]. The fort is defined by a single line of earthwork defences typical of univallate hillforts [1] [2]. The hillfort sits within a Somerset landscape containing numerous contemporary defensive settlements, including notable sites such as Cadbury Castle and Ham Hill [1] [3].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.0118° N, 3.3449° W

Related resources

More sites in England

King's Castle, Wiveliscombe · Clatworthy Camp · Clayhanger, Devon · Elworthy Barrows · Huntsham Castle · Longforth Farm · Curdon Camp · Battlegore Burial Chamber · Rodhuish Common · Trendle Ring · Cullompton · Cranmore Castle · Castle Close · Tiverton, Devon · Long Wood Enclosure · Dead Woman's Ditch · Bat's Castle · Norton Camp · Black Ball Camp · Dowsborough Camp · Grabbist Hillfort · Plainsfield Camp · Hembury · Oldberry Castle

All sites in England →

Was this page useful?

Keep exploring

Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.

3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search