CADBURY CASTLE

Somerset

Nothing at all to do with chocolate, Cadbury Castle has a much better pedigree than that!

For Cadbury Castle is the likeliest English location for King Arthur's legendary Camelot (although the Welsh insist this was at Caerleon in Gwent).  Unlike Tintagel in Cornwall, Cadbury has a very strong case going for it.  It is an Iron Age Hill Fort, and as such was certainly around in the 5th century AD when King Arthur was supposedly 'strutting his stuff'.

The Castle dates from around 3300 BC, and it was certainly stormed by the invading Romans; followed by the usual massacre.  The Romans also built some kind of buildings inside the ramparts of the Fort.

If this really is Camelot, then a more magnificent site could not be wished for.  The Hill Fort has some superb deep ramparts, and its position is dominant in many directions.  The Castle is open at all hours and is accessible up a short but steep footpath from South Cadbury village.

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