Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot
Iron Age·British Iron Age·🇬🇧 Somerset, United Kingdom
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About Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot
Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot at Somerset, United Kingdom is a Iron Age earthwork of the British Iron Age tradition, built c. 1000 BCE for camelot-identified hillfort 4 ramparts. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersCadbury Castle Somerset Camelot at Somerset, United Kingdom is a Iron Age earthwork of the British Iron Age tradition, built c. 1000 BCE for camelot-identified
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1000 BCE
- Period
- Iron Age
- Culture
- British Iron Age
- Purpose
- Camelot-identified hillfort 4 ramparts
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1000 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot
On the ground
Structures & features
51.0260° N · 2.5320° W · 365 m · 3 mapped features
- Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot Main Earthwork FeatureearthworkPrimary earthwork feature at Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot – central camelot-identified hillfort 4 ramparts element with stratified deposits51.0260° N · 2.5320° W
- Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot Secondary EnclosureenclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot defining settlement or ritual space51.0259° N · 2.5319° W
- Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot Outlier Rock Art Panelrock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Cadbury Castle Somerset Camelot ceremonial landscape51.0261° N · 2.5321° W
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