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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Timberscobe Wood Hill Fort Alternative Name: Timberscobe HillfortCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Timberscobe
Map Ref: SS956414
Latitude: 51.162291N Longitude: 3.494411W
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 |
| 0 | No data. |
| 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 |
| 0 | no data |
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Hillfort in Somerset. A hillfort was discovered in 1992 and purchased by Exmoor National Park in 1994.
A hillslope enclosure about 1ha in larch woodland. There are surviving banks up to 1m in height. There are also possible outworks but thick brush and fallen trees make interpretation difficult.
Aerial photograph from 2001 shows that the site has been cleared.
Source: Somerset HER
Note: Open Days at Timberscombe Hillfort Excavation, Fri 30–Sat 31 July
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