Bury Castle, Selworthy

Bury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort near Selworthy, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a scheduled monument.

History


Bury Castle was built on a spur of land overlooking the surrounding terrain. The Bury Castle hillfort covers 0.2 ha in internal area. The main enclosure has a single rampart and ditch, with steep drops on the north, east and south sides. The bank is up to 1.6 m high with a ditch 2 m deep. There is an additional rampart 30 m to the west, with a deep ditch. The rampart is revetted with drystone walling.

Today
Bury Castle is today protected as a Scheduled Monument and owned by the National Trust. It has been added to the Heritage at Risk Register due to vulnerability from scrub or tree growth.