
What is recorded here
Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort on a limestone summit near Yeovil, reused by Roman forces and later occupied until after 580. Its ramparts enclose a broad plateau where a Saxon mint briefly struck coins and a great hall stood among smaller rooms. The name may honour Cador or the River Cam, while legend still points the castle toward Arthur's Camelot.
A named place photographed at this map point in Somerset.
Cadbury Castle in Somerset was likely built by the Normans in the 12th century, possibly by the de Courcy family. It is important as a well-preserved example of a motte-and-bailey castle and as a site linked to the historical conflict between the Crown and local lords in medieval England.
Places near here
Cadbury Castle and associated earthworksArchaeological place · 101 yd
Cadbury Castle from Corton HillCastle, fort or tower · 154 yd
Church of St Thomas A BecketListed building · 419 yd
Church of the Holy TrinityListed building · 672 yd
Littleton HillMountain / peak · 855 yd
Parrock HillMountain / peak · 1388 yd
Old WoodWood · 1.2 mi
Compton CastleRegistered park or garden · 1.2 mi
Haynes International Motor MuseumMuseum · 1.7 mi
Old Milestone east of Corton DenhamMonument or public art · 1.8 mi
Manor Farm Farmhouse - South BarrowAncient tomb or cairn · 2.4 mi
Trent WoodForest · 3.8 miOther information
Photo: Paul Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0