Barrow Hill promontory fort

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

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Barrow Hill promontory fort is a promontory fort in Somerset. The Albion Guide charts three promontory forts in the county; this is one of them. The closest station is Templecombe, 4.2 km to the north-east. The nearest other promontory fort is Cadbury Castle, 6.2 km to the north-west.

Full name: Promontory fort on Barrow Hill

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