Burrington Camp, North Somerset : A Late-Prehistoric Enclosure on the Mendip Hills
Author(s): Elaine Jamieson
A large-scale survey of Burrington Camp was undertaken as part of the English Heritage archaeological survey of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in February 2007. Burrington Camp is a multi-phase hill-slope enclosure of late prehistoric date. The initial phase of construction comprised an L-shaped bank and ditch which defined a spur at the western end of Burrington Ham. A sub-rectangular enclosure was later constructed within the earlier bank and ditch. This was defined by an internal quarry ditch providing material for the enlargement of the original rampart and to create an outer bank on the remaining two sides. The later phase also involved the construction of an entrance through the original bank and ditch towards the noth-eastern corner of the enclosure.
- Report Number:
- 81/2007
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 14
- Keywords:
- Prehistoric Survey Enclosure
