On the summit of a hill one mile west of the little town of Milverton and nine, miles from Taunton, I discovered in November, 1915, the site of what appears to have been an important settlement in prehistoric times, a considerable quantity of flint flakes and fragments being scattered over a surface of 15 acres or so.

The site is admirably suited for a defensive position; the highest point is 534 feet above sea level, and although this is not a great altitude for West Somerset it commands an excellent prospect of the surrounding country. Practically the whole of the Vale of Taunton Dean is seen to the east; on the north-east, the entire length of the Quantocks; due north, the valley between the Quantocks and the Brendons which leads to the Bristol Channel, and to the south the flat-topped range of the Blackdowns. Although the site itself is fairly level, the ground falls away steeply on every side except the south and south-east, where the downward slope is gentle. I have not been able to find any traces of earthworks, though there are British circular hill-forts in the adjoining parishes of Bathealton and Wiveliscombe.