King's Castle, Wiveliscombe
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| King's Castle | |
| Somerset | |
|---|---|
 Earthwork at King's Castle Hillfort | |
| Type: | Hill fort |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST096282 |
| Location: | 51°2’46"N, 3°17’22"W |
| Village: | Wiveliscombe |
| History | |
| Built Stone Age | |
| Information | |
King's Castle is an Iron Age hillfort half a mile east of Wiveliscombe in Somerset. It is surrounded by two banks with a ditch between them. The inner wall ranges up to 8 feet high and the outer wall gets up to five feet high. Arrowheads, scrapers, and borers from as far back as the Neolithic period have been found at the site. A coin hoard of 1,139 coins was found in a pot buried one foot deep.[1]
The site is a scheduled ancient monument.[2] It has been heavily damaged by repeated quarrying and ploughing.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hillfort, King's Castle, Wiveliscombe". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. http://www.somersetheritage.org.uk/record/43792. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ↑ National Heritage List 188200: King's Castle (Scheduled ancient monument entry)