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White Cairn (Beoch Hill) viewed from N.

White Cairn (Beoch Hill) viewed from E looking towards Loch Ryan.

White Cairn (Beoch Hill) viewed from S.

White Cairn (Beoch Hill) viewed from W.

The central barrow from the south.

The central barrow from the northwest.

Looking from the top of the central barrow to the lower southwestern barrow.

Looking from the top of the central barrow towards the northern barrow.

The central barrow.

Northern barrow.

Looking from the northern barrow to the central barrow.

The dent in the top of the northern barrow (where the quoit landed, presumably).

The northern barrow.

The excellent northern barrow.

The group from the southeast.

Centre barrow from the road to the east.

The barrow group from the northwest.

The northern barrow.

Reconstruction of the hillfort phase from the information board.

The northern outworks. Looking west along the edge of the Blackdown Hills towards Staple Hill, where I headed next.

The northern outerworks. Looking west towards three of Somerset’s highpoints: Staple Hill on the left, Exmoor centre and the Quantock Hills right.

The highest part of the fort, in the northern section. This would have been the site of the Norman motte or keep.

The massive inner rampart of the southern section of the fort.

Multiple southern ramparts.

Multiple lines of ramparts of the southern part of the fort.