Radstock Round Hill

Has been described as a Rejected Timber Castle (Motte)

There are cropmark/slight earthwork remains

NameRadstock Round Hill
Alternative NamesThe Roundhill
Historic CountrySomerset
Modern AuthorityBath and North East Somerset
1974 AuthorityAvon
Civil ParishNorton Radstock

A Bronze Age Barrow, known locally as the Roundhill, was excavated by Skinner in 1815, by means of a horizontal shaft driven into the centre at ground level. This revealed that a hole had previously been sunk into the centre to 4' below natural and the burials removed. Charcoal was found extending horizontally about 20 feet from the centre. A broken whetstone and human thighbone were also found. Cuttings were made at the N & S of this barrow in 1950 by the Camerton Excav Club, to determine if there had been a surrounding ditch, but with negative results. This is an exceptionally high barrow, max height 6.8m. Very sharp profile, no trace of excavations. (Bath and North East Somerset HER)

Gatehouse Comments

Much like a motte but on excavation shown not to have a ditch. Rejected by King as not defensive.

- Philip Davis

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law

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Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s)
County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceST690561
Latitude51.3037109375
Longitude-2.44604992866516
Eastings369000
Northings156160
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Books

  • King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol. 2 p. 446 (reject)
  • King, Edward, 1799, Munimenta antiqua or Observations on antient castles (W.Bulmer and Co) Vol. 1 plate XII/5 no. 11 online copy

Journals

  • Wedlake, W.J., 1958, 'Excavations at Camerton, Somerset' Camerton Excavation Club p. 28-9
  • Wedlake, W.J., 1951, The Archaeological news letter Vol. 3.11 p. 178