Grabbist hillfort

Grabbist Hillfort

Grabbist Hillfort
Location:	Somerset, England
Coordinates:	51°10′59″N 3°27′23″W / 51.18318°N 3.456454°WCoordinates: 51°10′59″N 3°27′23″W / 51.18318°N 3.456454°W
Built:	During the Iron Age
Architectural style(s):	British pre-Roman Architecture
UK Scheduled Ancient Monument
Official name: Grabbist
Designated:	August 11, 2003
Reference #:	36851

Grabbist hillfort is an Iron Age oval hillfort west of Dunster in Somerset, England. The fort is 885.8 feet (270.0 m) long and 219.8 feet (67.0 m) wide, and is surrounded by a counterscarp, which measures 4.2 to 6.2 feet (1.3 to 1.9 m) in height. It is also surrounded by a ditch, which ranges up to 32.8 feet (10.0 m) wide and 7.2 feet (2.2 m) deep. The bank has a peak height of 9.8 feet (3 m), and, on the northern and western sides, there is a second bank, which leads to the northeastern corner being the most strongly defended.

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