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Elworthy Barrows
Somerset, England ยท Atlas EN0435
Location
- Atlas number
- EN0435 (435)
- Country
- England
- Current county or unitary authority
- Somerset
- Historic county
- Somerset
- Parish, community, or townland
- Brompton Ralf
- National Grid reference
- ST07053378
- Latitude
- 51.09571
- Longitude
- -3.32879
- Altitude
- 392 m
Form and condition
- Type
- partial contour fort
- Condition
- Extant
- Morphology
- univallate
- Complete rampart circuit
- Yes
- Number of ramparts
- 1
- Number of ditches
- 1
- Possible original entrances
- 2
- Breaks through the ramparts
- 2
- Enclosed area
- 3.6 ha
- Enclosing works, as visible
- earthen bank, berm, and unfinished work
- Also recorded
- ditches and gang working
- Entrance forms
- In-turned (East); Simple Gap (South west)
Landscape
- Topographic position
- hilltop and hillslope
- Aspect
- south
- Land use
- pasture and arable
- Water source
- pool
Dating
- Dating
- undated
- Dating reliability
- D - None
Interior and investigation
- Interior surface
- quarry hollows
- Finds
- lithics
- Investigations
- Other (1989); Other (1996); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1900); Other (2007-2009)
Identifiers
- Scheduled monument number
- 1020724
- HER
- Somerset 33351
- National record
- record ST 03 SE 1; monument 188401
- Wikidata
- Q31115513
Sources
References
- Burrow, E.J. 1924. Ancient earthworks and camps of Somerset, Cheltenham: E.J. Burrow, 106-107.
- Page, W. (ed) 1911. The Victoria County History of the County of Somerset, 2, 508, London: St Catherine Press.
- Smith, K.1998. - Note 1998: Somerset archaeology and natural history. Proc Somerset Archaeol and Natur Hist Soc, 141, 176.