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Iron Age Britain · c.300BC

Iron Age Hillforts
Vol.1 — North Somerset

Explore Britain's enigmatic Iron Age settlements as they stood 2,000 years ago — 21 defended hilltop communities reconstructed across the North Somerset landscape.

Now & Then

Worlebury Camp today — aerial photograph

Now — Today © Historic England Archive 33488_027

Worlebury Camp in Microsoft Flight Simulator — Iron Age reconstruction

Then — c.300BC TMD reconstruction in MSFS

Worlebury Camp, Weston-super-Mare, as it appears today from the air (left) and as reconstructed in MSFS at c.300BC (right). The hillfort's ramparts and the Bristol Channel beyond are visible in both images.

About this Product

Over 4,500 Iron Age hillforts have been identified across the British Isles. This collection brings together 21 of these iconic sites from across the northern part of Somerset — running south along the Severn Estuary from Bristol to Brent Knoll and east inland along the Mendip Hills.

Developed in collaboration with North Somerset Council's senior archaeologist, each site has been reconstructed to reflect its landscape setting, its possible earthworks, revetments, palisades and gateways, and the roundhouses and grain stores that would have made up its interior.

Fly low and slow across sites that dominated the landscape two thousand years ago and still maintain their mystery today.

What's Included

✦ 21 Iron Age hillfort sites across North Somerset
✦ Each site modelled with earthworks, revetments, palisades and gateways
✦ Roundhouses and grain stores reflecting the archaeological evidence
✦ Sites set within their wider landscape context
✦ Developed with North Somerset Council's senior archaeologist
✦ Illustrated User Guide included
✦ KML file of all 21 sites for use with mapping applications

Download the User Guide and a KML file of all 21 sites to find out more.

Research Sources

Online Sources

Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland — University of Oxford & University of Edinburgh

Historic England Archives and LiDAR Data

North Somerset Historic Environment Record (HER)

Selected References

Cunliffe, B. (1978). Iron Age Communities in Britain. Routledge & Kagan Paul

Dyer, J. (1992). Hillforts of England & Wales. Shire Archaeology

Sharples, N. (1991). Maiden Castle. Batsford

Williams, G. (1993). The Iron Age Hillforts of England. Horace Books

Hollinrake Archaeology Co-Operative (2019). An Archaeological Watching Brief at Woodlands Road, Portishead.

What People Are Saying

Academic Partner

"Exciting to see your work on the hill forts. One thing I particularly like is that they give an immediate sense of scale and situation that is often very hard to achieve through maps and plans alone. You can immediately sense the difference between the larger settlements and the smaller ones, which in turn hints at things like social implications, territorial footprint, visibility and so forth."

Prof. Leif Isaksen — Professor of Ancient History and Digital Humanities, University of Exeter

Iron Age Hillforts Vol.1

Iron Age Britain · c.300BC

£4.99 GBP

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