page_title: Backwell Hillfort
hierarchical_section_title: Backwell Hillfort
caption_attribution_description: English: Stancombe Quarry. This quarry manages to hide itself away from view from almost every direction. It is a huge hole in the ground, producing Carboniferous Limestone, mainly for use on the roads.
context_page_description: Backwell Hillfort is an Iron Age hill fort situated approximately 1.1 miles from Backwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort was first discovered in 1933 with two of the three sides of the fort protected by a large ditch and a bank. In 1956, the site was nearly completely destroyed by quarrying at Stancombe Quarry.
context_section_description: Backwell Hillfort is an Iron Age hill fort situated approximately 1.1 miles (1.8 km) from Backwell in the North Somerset district of Somerset, England. The hill fort was first discovered in 1933 with two of the three sides of the fort protected by a large ditch and a bank. In 1956, the site was nearly completely destroyed by quarrying at Stancombe Quarry.
caption: Stancombe Quarry
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