Trendle_Ring
Trendle Ring
Prehistoric earthwork in Somerset, England
Trendle Ring (or Trundle Ring) is a late prehistoric earthwork on the Quantock Hills near Bicknoller in Somerset, England. It is a Scheduled Monument.[1][2] In 2013 it was added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to plant growth.[3]
The word trendle means circle, so it is a tautological place name.[4]
The site, which covers 0.8 hectares (2.0 acres),[4] is surrounded by a single rampart with a ditch and has a simple opening on the East, uphill side. The hillside is steep and there are two areas which may have been more level platforms. It is situated on the slope of a hill which rises 130 m above the ring.