![]() Seen from just north of Nether Stowey. | |
Location | near Nether Stowey |
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Region | Somerset, England |
Coordinates | 51°8′43.56″N 3°12′5.42″W / 51.1454333°N 3.2015056°W |
Type | Hill fort |
History | |
Periods | Iron Age |
Site notes | |
Condition | some damage |
Official name | Dowsborough hillfort and associated round barrow |
Designated | 19 December 1929 |
Reference no. | 1010494 |
Dowsborough Camp (or Danesborough or Dawesbury) is an Iron Age hill fort on the Quantock Hills near Nether Stowey in Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Monument.[1][2] The fort and associated round barrow has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability to vehicle damage and erosion.[3]