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Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement is a fortified enclosure located in Somerset, dating to the Iron Age period. The monument comprises a hilltop settlement defined by defensive earthworks, including banks and ditches that would have served to demarcate and protect the settlement from external threat. Such defended settlements were characteristic of Iron Age communities in the southwest of Britain, functioning as centres of habitation, storage, and potentially social or economic significance. The site represents an important example of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region, documenting the organisation and defensive strategies of pre-Roman British populations.
Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008472. View the official record →
Sweetworthy Iron Age defended settlement is a fortified enclosure located in Somerset, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008472.
Iron Age defended settlement above Sweetworthy (western of two) is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008472.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Packhorse bridge 75m south east of The Old Vicarage (7.4 km), Packhorse bridge 60m north east of Royal Oak Farm (7.7 km), Bowl barrow on Lype Hill, 750m ENE of Heath Pault Cross (7.9 km).
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