Dinghurst fort

Dinghurst fort
Dinghurst fort
	Dinghurst fort shown within Somerset[1]
Location	Somerset, England
Coordinates	51.32872°N 2.798669°W
Built	During the Iron Age
Architectural style(s)	British pre-Roman Architecture
Scheduled monument
Reference no.	194536[2]

Dinghurst fort is an Iron Age univallate hillfort south of Churchill in Somerset, England. A scarp encircles the camp, 2.0 metres (6.5 ft) high in the east and 3.0 metres (9.8 ft) high in the west.[1] The fort is also surrounded by a fosse. Bones, rings, and weapons have been found inside the fort.[3]

References

"Dinghurst". Fortified England. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
"Dinghurst Camp". National Monument Record. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
Phelps, William (1839). The History and Antiquities of Somerset: Part 1: The Parochial History. Somerset, England. p. 100. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

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[fortified-england-1] "Dinghurst". Fortified England. Retrieved 26 February 2011.

[2] "Dinghurst Camp". National Monument Record. English Heritage. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

[HAS-3] Phelps, William (1839). The History and Antiquities of Somerset: Part 1: The Parochial History. Somerset, England. p. 100. Retrieved 26 February 2011.