Mountains & hills · South West England
Ham Hill
Ham Hill — Named summit at 121 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Crewkerne · 9.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ham Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 121 m.". Coordinates: 50.9519°, -2.7453°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ham Hill is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Scheduled Ancient Monument, Iron Age hill fort, Roman site, Local Nature Reserve and country park, to the west of Yeovil in Somerset, England. The hill has given its name to the distinctive quarried hamstone and also to two nearby villages: Stoke-sub-Hamdon and Norton Sub Hamdon, whose names mean "under-Ham-hill" (where "Ham" is Old English for a small settlement). The Mendip Hills, Blackdown Hills, Quantock Hills and Dorset Downs are all visible from Ham Hill, especially from its war memorial. It is popular for picnicking, walking and mountain biking in the grassy hollows of the old quarry workings. The geology supports a wide range of fauna including mammals, birds, invertebrates, reptiles and amphibians living on lichens, fungi, ferns and flowering plants.
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Background
History
The name may come from the Old English ham and hyll giving a meaning of "the settlement hill", however its original name was Hamdon, meaning "the hill among the water meadows". There is evidence of occupation from the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Ham Hill is the site of a very large Bronze Age and Iron Age hill fort of the Durotriges tribe, from the 1st century BC. The 3 mi ramparts enclose an area of 210 acre. Most of the perimeter is a double bank and ditch ("multivallate"). There is a major entrance to the south-east, on the line of the modern road and another to the north-east, following a track from the Church of St Mary the Virgin at East Stoke in Stoke-sub-Hamdon. Archaeological…
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- Coordinates
- 50.9519, -2.7453
- District
- Somerset
- Parish
- Stoke sub Hamdon
- Postcode
- TA14 6RW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton
- Nearest railway station
- Crewkerne — 9 km
Sources
- osm: n8242968652 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Ham Hill, Somerset (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stoke under ham hill.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ham Hill?
- Ham Hill is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode TA14 6RW), in the parish of Stoke sub Hamdon.
- Is Ham Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Ham Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ham Hill?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TA14 6RW. It sits within the Glastonbury and Somerton parliamentary constituency.