Bathampton Down

Bathampton Down
Footpath on Bathampton Down
LocationBathampton, Somerset County, England
Coordinates51°23′05″N 2°19′34″W / 51.3847°N 2.3262°W / 51.3847; -2.3262
Area15 acres (6.1 ha)
BuiltBronze AgeIron Age
Official nameBathampton Camp
Bathampton Down is located in Somerset
Bathampton Down
Location of Bathampton Down in Somerset

Bathampton Down is a flat limestone plateau in Bathampton, Somerset, England, overlooking the River Avon and the city of Bath. There is evidence of man's activity at the site since the Mesolithic period including Bathampton Camp, an Iron Age hillfort or stock enclosure. It has also been used for quarrying, and part of it is now a golf course.