Monument Number 199901 |
| Hob Uid: 199901 | |
Location :
Somerset
Mendip
Milton Clevedon
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| Grid Ref : ST6661036640 |
| Summary : A slight univallate hillfort at Fox Covert situated at the west end of a steep sided spur. The earthworks enclose approximately 3.25 hectares and are for the most part determined by the natural contours, except at the east end where they cut across the spur. The approach at the east end is almost level and the defences here include a substantial outer ditch 7.5 metres wide, that was recorded as being 1.8 metres deep in 1875, but has since been largely backfilled with modern building material. Behind the ditch is a slight bank about 0.3 metres high which has been much reduced by ploughing. There are two gaps in the defences on this side, one of which may represent an original entrance. The remainder of the defences run along or just below the edge of the spur. On the north and west sides these consist of a scarp, a ditch and a low counterscarp bank. These terminate on the west side at a point of later quarrying and survives best on the north side where the ditch is approximately 3 metres wide. The counterscarp bank is up to 3 metres wide and 1 metre high in places, although elsewhere it is only 0.3 metres high. The south and south west sides are formed by simple scarping. This is clearly in evidence on the south side but is less pronounced on the south west side. Scheduled. |
More information : [ST 6665 3677] A probable Early Iron Age earthwork
consisting of a single bank and outer ditch, absent over the
part where the slope is very steep, where simple scarping only,
is in evidence.
Visible on APs. (1-3)
This earthwork is characteristically Iron Age but has several
features which suggest that it is probably a stock enclosure
rather than a hill-fort. It is situated at the end of a steep-sided
spur and on the E., where there is a level approach, there is a
weak bank and outer ditch. It is not obvious which of the two
gaps on this side is original. The N. and W. is bounded by a
scarp, ditch and small counterscarp bank which terminates at
modern quarrying. Between this point and a scarp on the S.E.
there is no artificial work.
Surveyed at 1/2500 (4)
See Archives folder P/F 37, No 2294 & 2295. (5)
Scheduled. (6)
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