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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Ham Hill (Somerset) Alternative Name: Hamdon HillCountry: 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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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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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