Bantham Camp

DTM- (Digital Terrain Model, i.e. No buildings or foliage) At the promontory tip of Bantham as it intercepts the River Avon lies the (possible) hillfort, Batham Camp. It is scheduled as a Roman camp but was most likely an Iron Age hillfort. Erosion and shifting sand dunes have degraded the site and to this day it remains a popular holiday destination. Excavations in 1978 & ’97 found very late Roman or medieval earthworks. Bronze age arrowheads and Iron Age pottery recovered. A Neolithic polished stone axe has also been found at the site. Evidence suggests a Roman trading centre due to excavated Mediterranean amphorae and North African slipware. WWII defences still visible (pillbox). Iron Age tribal association (conjecture based on location): Dumnonii (Scheduled Monument) [Any descriptive text is attributed to the Atlas of Hillforts & Wikipedia websites and any associated archaeological descriptions online which will be credited accordingly.]