| Site Name: |
Hillfort, S of Knapp Farm, Whitestaunton |
| Civil Parish: |
Whitestaunton |
| Grid Ref: |
ST 264 106 (ST 21 SE) |
Hillfort situated in dense woodland, discovered in 1978. Defences on the W and SW sides are large but some disturbance in S by farm buildings. {1}
Covers 2 hectares, is multivallate with maximum rampart height of 30m. {2}
No change in condition. {4}
Site visit in 2004 cast doubt on the definition as a hilltop enclosure. Earthworks may in fact be a combination of recent field boundaries, wood and coppice banks and the natural topography. {5}
References:
| 1 |
Correspondence - R Carter to Somerset County Council April-May 1978 - discovery and site visit |
| 2 |
Mention - SANHS Parish surveys in Somerset - No 4: Whitestaunton (1981), 10 |
| 3 |
Sketch plan - unknown origin (? R Carter) in HER files |
| 4 |
Detailed records - Blackdown Hills Survey Record Sheet 1992 |
| 5 |
Personal communication - Chris Norman Note to SCC 03/2005 |
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