Plainsfield_Camp
Plainsfield Camp
Iron Age earthwork in Somerset, England
Plainsfield Camp (or Park Plantation or Cockercombe Castle) is a possible Iron Age earthwork on the Quantock Hills near Aisholt in Somerset, England.[2]
The so-called hill fort has several features that make it more likely to be an animal enclosure than a defended settlement:
- single rampart with ditch
- simple opening for an entrance
- situated on the slope of a hill
- the hill rises over 50 m above the ring
- the area is only 0.9 hectares (2.2 acres)
The case for an enclosure is less clear cut than for Trendle Ring, since Plainsfield is on a spur and does have steep slopes on two sides, making it like a promontory fort, similar to nearby Ruborough.
It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[3]