Dolebury Camp

Open accessin a National Nature Reserve open to the public

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Dolebury Camp is a hillfort in Somerset. It is one of 29 hillforts the Albion Guide lists in the county. It sits within the Mendip Hills National Landscape.

Other hillforts nearby include Burrington Camp and Westbury Camp. For arrivals by rail, Yatton Station is 7.6 km to the north.

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