What is recorded here
Brent Knoll rises above the Somerset Levels as an Iron Age fort with multiple ramparts, its earthworks still tracing the shape of ancient defence. The hill once carried the nickname Isle of Frogs, and local tradition connects it to Ider, one of King Arthur's knights, giving the stones a legendary edge. Standing there, the flat water below and the raised ground above suggest a place chosen to watch, resist and be remembered.
A named place photographed at this map point in Somerset.
A Bronze Age hill fort, Brent Knoll was constructed around 1000–800 BC and is important as a well-preserved example of early defensive earthworks in Somerset. It offers insight into prehistoric settlement patterns and territorial organization in southwest England.
Places near here
Jubilee bonfire memorial on Brent KnollHeritage place · 56 yd
Brent KnollMountain / peak · 122 yd
Brent Knoll War MemorialListed building · 494 yd
Church of St MichaelListed building · 528 yd
Giles's CopseWood · 548 yd
Woodland on Brent KnollForest or wood · 772 yd
Somerset Visitor CentreVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Monument, LympshamMonument or public art · 2.0 mi
M5 from Crook PeakMountain or hill · 2.2 mi
Burnham on Sea BeachBeach · 2.3 mi
Silhouette at Burnham on Sea beachBeach · 2.3 mi
Signal 'sculpture', Burnham-on-SeaPublic sculpture · 2.5 miOther information
Photo: steven ashman · CC BY-SA 2.0