Historic England provides funds to save Norton Hillfort | Somerset County Gazette
WORK is set to start soon to save a Neolithic site on the outskirts of Taunton dating back more than 5,000 years following years of neglect. Historic England has provided "significant funding" to Somerset West and Taunton Council for a programme of works to enhance the archaeology and ecology of a hillfort at Norton Fitzarren. Norton Hillfort, which acquired the site with Historic England cash in 2018, features important archaeological remains that require management to preserve and protect its ancient earthworks, enhance the site and ultimately remove it from Historic England’s Herit...