Taps Combe Camp hillfort is a small Iron Age defended settlement, the ramparts of which enclose an area of around 2 acres (a little under one hectare). It is semi-circular in shape – very much like a capital ‘D’ – as is Cleeve Toot, a little further along the ridge. The ramparts apear to have been made of earth with stone walling in places. The Southern side of the camp is defended by a naturally occuring scarp, (think of it as the cross-bar of the ‘D’) and the remainder of the North, East and Western ramparts stand up to 1.5 metres at their highest when measured from the inside.

Location

OS map reference: ST 4779 6708 . Nearest town/village: Brockley.