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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ham Hill (Somerset) Alternative Name: Hamdon Hill
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Yeovil  Nearest Village: Stoke-sub-Hamdon
Map Ref: ST480168  Landranger Map Number: 193
Latitude: 50.948277N  Longitude: 2.741594W
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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4 Ambience:
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Ham Hill (Somerset)
Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by AngieLake : This is a (composite) view of the summit of Ham Hill from the monument area, looking back at the small quarry (centre), with the modern stone circle far left. There are ridges in the western edge of the hill (right) that look like original Iron Age banks to me. Maybe I'm mistaken? Jim Champion might know this! (Vote or comment on this photo)
A Hillfort in Somerset: probably the largest in Britain. The outer ramparts on Ham Hill form a three mile long defensive perimeter around one of the largest Iron Age hillforts in Britain. The interior has been quarried since Roman times for its honey-coloured Hamstone giving it a peculiar lumpy topography.

The industrial excavation has been accompanied by archaelogical investigations, and finds from the site can be seen in the museum at Taunton.

Access Ham Hill Country Park is signposted from the A303 and A30. Parts of the hill are wheelchair accessible, and it has several car parking areas, picnic sites, a modern stone circle and the family-friendly "Prince of Wales" pub.

Note: New archaeological excavations start at Ham Hill, see latest comment for more details
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Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by AngieLake : I got permission from the quarry-man to go close enough to take this picture of the strata of the quarry face on Ham Hill. (The one nearest the modern circle). If this transfers to the web page successfully it might be possible to see the layers of stone used to create the Iron Age fort. (At least, that's what it looks like to me!) A similar pic was posted on Porth Island fort near Newquay. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Ham Hill (Somerset)
Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by caradoc68 : 29/8/11. On going excavations at ham hill. This picture seems to be of a dog in this pit and not a child as first thought, one of many pit's on this interesting site. For more info go to the main website www.hamhillfort.info (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by Antonine : 2009 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by Antonine : 2009 (dusk)

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Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by Antonine : The view at dusk, 2009

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Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by Antonine : 2009 (dusk)

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Ham Hill (Somerset) submitted by caradoc68 : www.hamhillfort.info

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 16.6km N 8° New Ditch* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST504332)
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Re: Ham Hill by Anonymous on Monday, 24 October 2022
Durotriges has to be the Roman name for the tribe that lived on the fort through the Iron Ages. Is there any record of what they called themselves in what is now Welsh? A few Welsh root names remain in the area: Pens, Ched et c..
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Excavations at Ham Hill, Somerset (2013) by Andy B on Friday, 04 December 2015
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Third report on excavations in Britain's largest hillfort. Highlights include Iron Age human remains displayed within an enclosure, a complex sequence of rampart construction, a bronze Age field system, and Neolithic pit clusters with a possible causewayed enclosure.
https://www.academia.edu/7931051/Excavations_at_Ham_Hill_Somerset_2013_

Excavations at Ham Hill, Stoke sub Hamdon, 2013
https://www.academia.edu/19457827/Excavations_at_Ham_Hill_Stoke_sub_Hamdon_2013
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Excavations at Ham Hill (summary paper) by Andy B on Thursday, 09 April 2015
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Archaeological excavations were conducted at Ham Hill during the summers of 2011 and 2012 as part of a three-year programme undertaken in partnership by the Cambridge Archaeological Unit and the Department of Archaeology of Cardiff University. A 1.28ha area situated in the southwest corner of Ham Hill was opened up as a condition of planning consent for the expansion of the Harvey Stone Quarry.

The excavations at Ham Hill are transforming our understanding of the development and character of the archaeology on the hill. This comprises a potentially unbroken sequence of occupation from the Mesolithic through to the Early Roman period. The long term importance of the hilltop is demonstrated by a possible early Neolithic monument on the northern spur and an extensive Middle Bronze Age field system that covers the plateau and suggest the construction of the hillfort rampart is an acknowledgement of the importance of this location. The hillfort boundary clearly goes through several phases of modification and the internal occupation also clearly has a history that changes during the Iron Age and which culminates in a significant Early Roman occupation.

https://www.academia.edu/6437947/Excavations_at_Ham_Hill_Stoke-sub-Hamdon
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Re: Ham Hill (Somerset) by caradoc68 on Monday, 07 October 2013
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Them two reports make absolutely fascinating reading can't want for the third to come out but l think it will be a long time coming has there was a lot more finds in the third year plus a lot more Neolithic evidence found that pushed the date of the hill back some 6000 years.
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Excavation reports from Ham Hill, 2011, 2012 by Andy B on Sunday, 06 October 2013
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Excavation reports

Excavations at HAM HILL, SOMERSET 2011
http://www.academia.edu/1782905/Excavations_at_Ham_Hill_Somerset_2011_

Excavations at HAM HILL, SOMERSET 2012
http://www.academia.edu/3623729/Excavations_at_Ham_Hill_Somerset_2012_
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The Iron Age comes to life on Ham Hill - Sept 2012 by bat400 on Tuesday, 10 September 2013
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Archaeologists are slowly piecing together a picture of what life was like in Britain’s largest hill-fort, at Ham Hill in Somerset, after a second season of excavations.

Stretching across more than 80 hectares, Ham Hill is by far the largest fort of its kind and one of the most important Iron Age sites in the country. Ironically, however, it is also one of the least understood, as its sheer size means that explaining its meaning and purpose is difficult.

The current project aims to find out more and is taking place over three summers, ahead of the extension of a quarry which harvests “ham stone”, a distinctive, honey-coloured stone which characterises many listed buildings across south England.

First ham stone house
Among other things, the latest round of digs has revealed what is almost certainly the first ham stone house in Britain. The 2012 excavations targeted the ramparts that surround and define the hill fort, one on the southern side and two on the northern edge.

Niall Sharples, from the University of Cardiff, said: “None of the houses previously excavated have shown any evidence of stone walls and it was thought that Ham stone was not used as a resource until the Romans arrived in the area. We think that this means we may have found the first Ham Stone house in Britain.”

Further excavation uncovered a series of field boundaries underlying the hill fort’s enclosure which date back to the Bronze Age occupation. An earlier geophysical survey had already shown that the whole hill-top was, at some point in the middle of the second millennium BCE, divided into fields. “The fort’s construction therefore marked a major transformation of the landscape as a considerable area of farmland had to be abandoned,” Evans added.

Thanks to coldrum for the link. Read more at: http://www.pasthorizonspr.com
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Iron-age hillfort reveals its secrets - Aug 2012 by bat400 on Tuesday, 10 September 2013
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Excavations at Britain's largest prehistoric hillfort have given archaeologists from Cardiff and Cambridge universities a glimpse of what life was like inside the fort more than 2000 years ago.

Niall Sharples of Cardiff's School of History, Archaeology and Religion and Chris Evans of Cambridge's Archaeological Unit are jointly leading a team excavating Ham Hill in Somerset. Stretching across more than 80 hectares, Ham Hill is one of Britain's nationally significant sites, yet little is known about its meaning or purpose. In a three-year project, Cardiff and Cambridge archaeologists are undertaking the most intensive excavation of the site to date, aiming to transform our understanding of the fort. The 2012 excavations targeted the ramparts that surround and define the hillfort - one on the southern side, and two on the northern edge. Speaking about the investigation of the ramparts, Niall Sharples of Cardiff University said: "Our excavations have revealed particularly well preserved occupation deposits in the area immediately behind the ramparts. In the south an Iron Age house was built in the back of the rampart. Unlike the houses in the interior of the fort, this house has a stone wall built from slabs of the local Ham stone and a well preserved floor deposit which includes what appears to be the remains of a burnt timber partition.
The team also found a series of field boundaries underlying the hillfort's enclosure which date back to the Bronze Age occupation of the area. "It is clear from a recent geophysical survey carried out by English Heritage on the site that the whole of the hilltop was systematically divided into fields in the middle of the second millennium BC," added Chris. "The construction of the hillfort must therefore represent the abandonment of a considerable area of farmland and represents a major transformation of the landscape."

Thanks to coldrum for the link: Read more at: phys.org/news. This is a heavily excerpted comment.
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Walking tours at Ham Hill, weekends from 13th-14th to 27th-28th July 2013 by Andy B on Wednesday, 12 June 2013
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Walking tours at Ham Hill hillfort, Somerset
Portal contributor Caradoc68 will be giving tours of the excavations going on at Ham Hill.

Tours will run from 11.00, 13.00 and 16.00 on the weekends of the 13th - 14th to 27th - 28th. Sensible footwear is advised.
Website: http://hamhillfort.info/?page_id=2

Booking details: You do not need to book this event
Fee details: This event is free to attend

Venue: Ham Hill country park
Stoke-sub-Hamdon
TA14 4QL

Part of the 2013 Festival of British Archaeology.
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Free lecture at the Ham Hill Visitor Centre, Wednesday 25 July by Andy B on Saturday, 14 July 2012
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Ham Hill is the largest hillfort in the coun-
try. Come to this free lecture at the Ham
Hill Visitor Centre to hear the archaeolo-
gists from Cambridge Archaeological Unit
and Cardiff University talking about their
amazing discoveries on the hill. See some
of the artefacts recovered and learn about
the history hidden beneath your feet.

Wednesday 25 July
at 7pm
Location: Ham Hill Rangers Office, Ham Hill Country Park, Stoke Sub
Hamdon, TA14 6RW
For more details and to book please
contact:
Name: Hayley Roberts
Tel: 07850 341664
Email: hr270@cam.ac.uk
Website: http://www.hamhillfort.info
BOOKING REQUIRED
Archaeological Excavation on Ham Hill

http://www.hamhillfort.info/HamHillFort/Welcome.html

Part of the Festival of British Archaeology 2012
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Re: Ham Hill by caradoc68 on Thursday, 12 July 2012
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Mr H st george gray
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xu_DJcyfus
Some of the old photos from 1929 excavations..........
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Iron age hill fort excavation reveals 'possible suburbia' by coldrum on Sunday, 23 October 2011
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Iron age hill fort excavation reveals 'possible suburbia'

The most intensive investigation ever undertaken of Britain's largest iron age hill fort is expected to reveal new details of how Britons lived 2,000 years ago – and maybe even that they were almost as suburban as we are.

Stretching across 80 hilltop hectares, behind three miles of ramparts, the fort, at Ham Hill in Somerset, and the outline of its history have been known for many years.

The Durotriges tribe, which lived on the hill, was subdued in AD45 by soldiers of the 2nd Legion under the command of the future emperor Vespasian, but what the Romans found there: a street system lined with houses on their own plots of land, is what archaeologists from Cambridge and Cardiff universities hope to uncover more fully in excavations over the next three summers.

"There was a main road going through and regular enclosures with round houses in them – it looks rather like suburbia," said Christopher Evans, director of the Cambridge Archaeological Unit. "We are not going to find Conan Doyle's Lost World up on the plateau."

As the ramparts were much too extensive for the occupants of the hill to defend on their own, attention is turning to whether the people who lived there were actually developing a community or collective identity for themselves. Although there have been bronze age finds from an earlier era, it is still not known when the hill was occupied and the ramparts built.

Niall Sharples from Cardiff university's school of history, archaeology and religion said: "It is a bit of an enigma. Ham Hill is so big that no archaeologist has ever really been able to get a handle on it. As a result there has never been a thorough campaign of excavations and nobody knows how the settlement was organised inside.

"People think of these places as defensive structures, but it is inconceivable that such a place could have been defended. Thousands of people would have been required: militarily it would have been a nightmare. Clearly it was a special place for people in the iron age: but when did it become special, why and how long did it stay that way?"

The initial dig this summer has uncovered human remains, including one full skeleton and the bones of a dog, as well as artefacts from domestic life including tools and pottery. The inhabitants had paddocks for animals and grain storage pits.

The excavation, which is focusing on a one hectare area, will take place under the eyes of walkers and visitors to a country park which now covers the hill, just west of Yeovil.

There is an open day with tours this Saturday between 11 am and 4pm, and information boards at the site and eventually iPod talks will allow people to follow the progress of the dig.

The excavation is being funded by a local quarrying company which wants to open up part of the hill so that it can continue to provide the distinctive local hamstone which has been used for building in the area since Roman times.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/sep/01/iron-age-hill-fort-excavation

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Re: Archaeological excavations at Ham Hill, Somerset 2011-2013 by caradoc68 on Monday, 08 August 2011
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On a bike ride to Ham hill, I came across a archaeological dig on top of the fort. This was right next door to the quarry, the quarry itself wanted to extend it operations and it would have to play for three years of excavations.

They will be digging every summer till September, they have been digging for three weeks so far and have a lot of interesting finds but still in its early stages.

They are holding free tours of the site on most days, up to september. Why not go and have a look? Or visit the website http://www.hamhillfort.info for more up to date details.
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Re: Archaeological excavations at Ham Hill, Somerset 2011-2013 by angieweekender on Monday, 08 August 2011
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You can get amazing sloes up on Ham Hill, as big as damsons. Memories from when I last went there. gorgeous place! And Ham Hill Sloe wine and Gin!
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Archaeological excavations at Ham Hill, Somerset 2011-2013 by Andy B on Sunday, 07 August 2011
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Ham Hill is the largest hillfort in Britain, enclosing an area of over 88 hectares (ha). This compares with an area of 17.3ha at Maiden Castle, and 22.3ha at Hod Hill. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument (no 100), and widely recognised as having regional, national and indeed international significance.

The hillfort has been the subject of a substantial amount of archaeological investigation, starting with late 19th century ad-hoc work, followed by examination of a late Roman Villa in 1907 and work by H St George Grey in the mid 1920s. This work was never adequately published, and part of the current scheme is to collate the notebooks stored at Taunton Museum and publish a monograph.

More recent work has been associated with the opening and expansion of Ham Hill quarry in 1983, 1991 and 1998.

This website was launched on 9th June 2011 and will be expanded to broadn the background and keep up to date with progress on the archaeology. Keep an eye on the blog, go to the Facebook page or follow the progress of the dig on twitter.

The Photos page shows albums of the latest activities going on at the site, and also collections of historic photos.

More at the project web site
http://www.hamhillfort.info

with thanks to caradoc68
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Ham Hill Archaeology Day, Sun 24–Mon 25 July by Andy B on Saturday, 18 June 2011
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Ham Hill Archaeology Day

Sun 24–Mon 25 July 11.00–16.00

A family fun day where you can learn about the archaeology of Ham Hill and have a go at making a coil pot. Free.

Location: Ham Hill Visitor Centre, Ham Hill, Stoke Sub Hamdon, Somerset TA14 6RW.

Org: South Somerset District Council
Name: Clare Robinson
Tel: 01935 823617
Email: Heritage.services@southsomerset.gov.uk

Part of the Festival of British Archaeology 2011
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Street View by coldrum on Wednesday, 24 March 2010
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Ham Hill Webpage by coldrum on Tuesday, 19 June 2007
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http://www.southsomerset.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=687
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Re: Ham Hill (Somerset) by Anonymous on Monday, 08 May 2006
AngieLake writes: Visited 5th May 2006 and picked up the 'Ham Hill Herald', a guide to the Ham Hill Country Park, from the Rangers' centre. As usual, I did this after my visit, which meant I missed out on the best view of the Iron Age ramparts! However, I did see the amazing modern circle, and noticed interesting strata showing underlying levels of bank construction in the current quarry near the circle. If the pic comes out well I'll post it here. Also took a pic of some of the remaining banks from the war memorial.
Meanwhile, here's an excerpt about the history of the place:

A Brief History of Ham Hill
Introduction.
Ham Hill has a long and fascinating past. It was prehistoric man who first recognised the advantages of settling on top of this raised hamstone outcrop. Little has survived the intervening 4000 years, but just enough has remained to let us know they were here.

Intensive occupation on the hill starts in the Iron Age. Roundhouses were built, fields created and the settlement flourished. Trading links were wide and the 200 acre size of Hamdon Hillfort testifies to the powers it held in the South West. Huge treeless ramparts, with palisades and a hamstone scree were meant to deter would be invaders. All went well until the first century A.D. when a fighting force to conquer all others invaded England. Under Vespasian's command, Hamdon Hillfort succumbed to Roman occupation.

Earliest Settlers
Ham Hill has been used by man since Stone Age times, and flint tools have been found here. Thousands of years ago the surrounding area was an inlet of the sea. The South Somerset Moors which can be seen northwards from the hill are still a flood plain for the local rivers (being only a few metres above sea level). In ancient times, the hill was not only a natural choice for a defensible position, but would have been one of the few areas locally which remained dry throughout the year.

In Stone Age times the hill, especially the northern spur, would
probably have been a focus point for people and a point of navigation through the surrounding countryside of wet areas and woods or forests. With the addition of the war memorial, the hill remains a prominent landmark for travellers along the busy A303.

Later Communities
An Iron Age tribe made the hill their main northern fort 'capital'
about 2000 years ago. It is these people who are generally credited with constructing the earth ditches and ramparts around the hill to form what is known as a hillfort. The remains of these ramparts can still be seen today, although it must be remembered that over the centuries soil has slumped down the hillside, and the ramparts and ditches are considerably gentler and lower than when they were originally constructed.

In this area the Iron Age people would have belonged to a tribe called the 'Durotriges', and within the area in which they ruled are known to be around forty hillforts of similar construction to Ham Hill. From its huge size, Ham Hill was obviously an important stronghold and may well have controlled the upper reaches of the Parrett Valley. This important settlement needed protection. Inner ramparts were the main defence, with deep ditches and steep banks being created as an obstacle to oncoming attackers who found it difficult, probably almost impossible to get a foothold whilst under attack from sling stones and other airborne 'missiles'. Competent 'slingers' could often 'see to a
victim' at a distance of 60 metres (200 feet). The hillfort must have been an awesome sight to attackers. First they would have to encounter the lower ramparts, then the upper ramparts under a hail of airborne missiles from above, not to mention trying to climb over the bank defences, or batter and burn their way through the huge entrance gates.

Roman Invaders
The invading Romans took over the hillfort around AD 43, and used the hill for policing the area. Roman legions built the nearby Fos

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ham hill volunteers return! by Anonymous on Friday, 12 November 2004
beautiful place havent been for years mind. does adrian moore (park ranger) still work there?
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Re: Ham Hill by MarionBenham on Friday, 12 December 2003
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A brilliant place for a walk, kids and dogs love it , and there is a new stone circle, quite a large one, tucked away in there too.
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Re: Ham Hill by Anonymous on Thursday, 09 October 2003
Ham Hill country park
Stunning views to the Mendips, Blackdown Hills, Exmoor (Dunkery Beacon over 30 miles), South Wales and even the Brecon Beacons some 90 miles away on a clear day ! The Prince of Wales pub on the site allows dogs and children (probably in that order!). Plenty of wildlife - Rabbits,Foxes,Badgers,Magpies,Buzzards, Wood peckers and the occasional Jay.
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