Rodhuish Common

Rodhuish Common
Barbara Cook · CC BY-SA 2.0

A small oval Iron Age earthwork enclosure on the steep southeast-facing slopes of Rodhuish Common in Somerset, England. The enclosure measures 31.7 m north-south by 28.3 m east-west, defined by a stony bank averaging 0.6 m high, with a 1.7 m cut into the natural slope on the western side. A possible entrance is visible on the north side. Designated as a Scheduled Monument in 2003 (ref. 1021122), the site may be associated with a hillfort 450 m away at Monkslade Common. Listed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk register.

TypeEarthwork
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.1436° N, 3.4323° W

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