Stokeleigh 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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Stokeleigh Camp is one of three promontory forts the Albion Guide lists in Somerset. The closest station is Clifton Down, 1.8 km to the north-east. Other ancient sites nearby include Druid Stoke burial chamber and Westbury College Gatehouse.

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