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Horse Pool Camp
Horse Pool Camp is located in Somerset
Horse Pool Camp
Location of Horse Pool Camp in Somerset
LocationWhitestaunton, Somerset, England
BuiltBronze AgeIron Age
Official nameCroydon Hill

Horse Pool Camp is a univallate Iron Age hill fort enclosure in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England. It is also known as Whitestaunton Camp.[1]

The hill fort is situated approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) west from the village of Whitestaunton, just off the Devon border. The hill fort is an oval univallate that is 300 metres (980 ft) long and 150 metres (490 ft) wide.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Whitestaunton Camp". National Monuments Record. English Heritage. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Horse Pool Camp". Somerset Historic Environment Record. Somerset County Council. Retrieved 26 August 2011.