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Grabbist Hillfort

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Grabbist Hillfort is an Iron Age oval hillfort or defended enclosure, west of Dunster in Somerset, England. [1]

7 relations: Counterscarp, Dunster, Enclosure (archaeology), English Heritage, Hillfort, Iron Age, Somerset.

Counterscarp

A scarp and a counterscarp are the inner and outer sides of a ditch or moat used in fortifications.

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Dunster

Dunster is a village, civil parish and former manor within the English county of Somerset, today just within the north-eastern boundary of the Exmoor National Park.

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Enclosure (archaeology)

In archaeology, an enclosure is one of the most common types of archaeological site.

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English Heritage

English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a registered charity that manages the National Heritage Collection.

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Hillfort

A hillfort is a type of earthworks used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age system, preceded by the Stone Age (Neolithic) and the Bronze Age.

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Somerset

Somerset (or archaically, Somersetshire) is a county in South West England which borders Gloucestershire and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east and Devon to the south-west.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grabbist_Hillfort

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