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Brent Knoll

Somerset, England · Atlas EN0453

Brent Knoll is a contour fort in East Brent, Somerset, England.

Other names on the record: Brent Knoll.

It is recorded as extant, with a univallate rampart form, surface evidence of stone wall, rubble, counterscarp bank, and unfinished work, and an enclosed area of 2.1 hectares.

Banks or ramparts are the remains most likely to be visible.

The topographic record places it on a hilltop and at 139 m.

The aspect is recorded as level.

Recorded land use includes woodland and scrub or bracken.

Dating evidence is recorded for 400 BC–AD 50 (Artefactual and Other). Reliability is recorded as C - Low.

A scheduled monument number is recorded (1008248).

Location

Atlas number
EN0453 (453)
Country
England
Current county or unitary authority
Somerset
Historic county
Somerset
Parish, community, or townland
East Brent
National Grid reference
ST341509
Latitude
51.25339
Longitude
-2.94571
Altitude
139 m

Form and condition

Type
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
2.1 ha
Enclosing works, as visible
stone wall, rubble, counterscarp bank, and unfinished work
Also recorded
guard chambers and ditches
Entrance forms
Hollow Way (East); Recesses/Guard Chambers (East); In-turned (East); Simple Gap (North); Outworks (North)

Landscape

Topographic position
hilltop
Aspect
level
Land use
woodland and scrub or bracken

Dating

Dating
400 BC–AD 50
Dating evidence
Artefactual and Other
Dating reliability
C - Low

Interior and investigation

Interior surface
quarry hollows
Finds
pottery, human bones, lithics, and environmental material
Investigations
Other (1972); Geophysical Survey (2004); Excavation (2004); 1st Identified Written Reference (1665-1693); 1st Identified Map Depiction (1885-1900); Other (1992-1996); Other (1995-2000); Excavation (1801-1900)

Identifiers

Scheduled monument number
1008248
HER
Somerset 11113
National record
record ST 35 SW 1; monument 192590
Wikidata
Q31115649

Sources

References

  1. Burrow, E.J. 1924. Ancient earthworks and camps of Somerset, Cheltenham: E.J. Burrow, 66-67.
  2. Page, W. (ed) 1911. The Victoria County History of the County of Somerset, 2, 483, London: St Catherine Press.