79:
95:
241:
102:
248:
Bury Castle was built on a spur of land overlooking the surrounding terrain. The Bury Castle hillfort covers 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres) in internal area. The main enclosure has a single rampart and ditch, with steep drops on the north, east and south sides. The bank is up to 1.6 metres (5 ft
249:
3 in) high with a ditch 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) deep. There is an additional rampart 30 metres (98 ft) to the west, with a deep ditch. The rampart is revetted with drystone walling.
537:
262:
192:
288:
166:
125:
532:
470:
542:
441:
415:
323:
278:
94:
527:
162:
522:
47:
360:
24:
283:
78:
266:
394:
28:
20:
478:
471:"Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement, Selworthy, West Somerset — Exmoor (NP)"
293:
8:
258:
229:
335:
449:
331:
43:
386:
298:
157:
516:
140:
127:
240:
39:
221:
64:
225:
217:
214:
177:
68:
35:
509:
Burrow I, 1981. Hillforts and
Hilltop Settlements of Somerset.
506:
Burrow E J, 1924. Ancient
Earthworks and Camps of Somerset.
503:
Adkins l and R, 1992. A Field Guide to
Somerset Archaeology.
387:"Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement, No:24025"
538:
Structures on the
Heritage at Risk register in Somerset
289:
List of hillforts and ancient settlements in
Somerset
514:
269:due to vulnerability from scrub or tree growth.
361:"Bury Castle, an Iron Age defended settlement"
318:
316:
314:
311:
239:
228:, England. It has been designated as a
515:
355:
353:
16:Iron Age hillfort in Somerset, England
533:Scheduled monuments in West Somerset
391:Somerset Historic Environment Record
279:Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
257:Bury Castle is today protected as a
350:
101:
13:
497:
477:. English Heritage. Archived from
446:Exmoor Historic Environment Record
420:Exmoor Historic Environment Record
365:National Heritage List for England
14:
554:
100:
93:
77:
543:Archaeological sites on Exmoor
463:
434:
408:
379:
1:
304:
244:Plan of the Bury Castle site
7:
272:
265:. It has been added to the
25:Bury Castle, Brompton Regis
10:
559:
284:List of castles in England
235:
33:
18:
267:Heritage at Risk Register
198:
188:
183:
173:
156:
119:
88:
76:
62:
57:
416:"Bury Castle, Selworthy"
328:National Monument Record
252:
19:Not to be confused with
395:Somerset County Council
83:The site of Bury Castle
29:Berry Castle, Black Dog
528:Hill forts in Somerset
422:. Exmoor National Park
245:
21:Berry Castle, Somerset
243:
294:Hillforts in Britain
523:Castles in Somerset
338:on 25 February 2012
137: /
481:on 22 October 2013
367:. Historic England
259:Scheduled Monument
246:
230:scheduled monument
141:51.2134°N 3.5512°W
261:and owned by the
208:
207:
550:
491:
490:
488:
486:
475:Heritage at Risk
467:
461:
460:
458:
456:
450:English Heritage
438:
432:
431:
429:
427:
412:
406:
405:
403:
401:
383:
377:
376:
374:
372:
357:
348:
347:
345:
343:
334:. Archived from
332:English Heritage
320:
184:Site information
169:
152:
151:
149:
148:
147:
146:51.2134; -3.5512
142:
138:
135:
134:
133:
130:
104:
103:
97:
81:
72:
55:
54:
44:Bury, Lancashire
558:
557:
553:
552:
551:
549:
548:
547:
513:
512:
500:
498:Further reading
495:
494:
484:
482:
469:
468:
464:
454:
452:
440:
439:
435:
425:
423:
414:
413:
409:
399:
397:
385:
384:
380:
370:
368:
359:
358:
351:
341:
339:
322:
321:
312:
307:
275:
255:
238:
201:the public
200:
165:
145:
143:
139:
136:
131:
128:
126:
124:
123:
115:
114:
113:
112:
111:
110:
109:
105:
84:
63:
51:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
556:
546:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
511:
510:
507:
504:
499:
496:
493:
492:
462:
433:
407:
378:
349:
309:
308:
306:
303:
302:
301:
296:
291:
286:
281:
274:
271:
263:National Trust
254:
251:
237:
234:
206:
205:
202:
196:
195:
193:National Trust
190:
186:
185:
181:
180:
175:
171:
170:
163:grid reference
160:
158:Grid reference
154:
153:
121:
117:
116:
107:
106:
99:
98:
92:
91:
90:
89:
86:
85:
82:
74:
73:
60:
59:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
555:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
520:
518:
508:
505:
502:
501:
480:
476:
472:
466:
451:
447:
443:
442:"Bury Castle"
437:
421:
417:
411:
396:
392:
388:
382:
366:
362:
356:
354:
337:
333:
329:
325:
324:"Bury Castle"
319:
317:
315:
310:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
276:
270:
268:
264:
260:
250:
242:
233:
231:
227:
223:
219:
216:
212:
203:
197:
194:
191:
187:
182:
179:
176:
172:
168:
164:
161:
159:
155:
150:
122:
118:
96:
87:
80:
75:
70:
66:
61:
56:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
30:
26:
22:
483:. Retrieved
479:the original
474:
465:
453:. Retrieved
445:
436:
424:. Retrieved
419:
410:
398:. Retrieved
390:
381:
369:. Retrieved
364:
340:. Retrieved
336:the original
327:
256:
247:
210:
209:
199:Open to
52:
211:Bury Castle
144: /
120:Coordinates
108:Bury Castle
58:Bury Castle
48:Bury Castle
40:manor house
517:Categories
485:20 October
426:1 November
371:31 October
305:References
129:51°12′48″N
71:, England
222:Selworthy
132:3°33′04″W
65:Selworthy
34:For the
455:21 March
342:21 March
299:Hillfort
273:See also
226:Somerset
218:hillfort
215:Iron Age
178:Hillfort
167:SS917471
69:Somerset
36:medieval
400:16 July
236:History
38:moated
213:is an
46:, see
253:Today
220:near
189:Owner
27:; or
487:2013
457:2011
428:2016
402:2011
373:2016
344:2011
174:Type
204:Yes
42:in
519::
473:.
448:.
444:.
418:.
393:.
389:.
363:.
352:^
330:.
326:.
313:^
232:.
224:,
67:,
23:;
489:.
459:.
430:.
404:.
375:.
346:.
50:.
31:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
