Gallax Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SS984427

Also known as:

Black Ball Camp

Nearest town:

Minehead (5km NW)

OS reference:

SS984427

OS sheet:

181

Latitude:

51° 10' 26.17 N

Longitude:

3° 27' 12.72 W

Added to TMA by

formicaant

Images (3)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Gallax Hill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thelonious

23/03/2017 – Black Ball Camp

thelonious Mar 26, 2017

Image of Gallax Hill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thelonious

23/03/2017 – Ditch and rampacts of Black Ball Camp

thelonious Mar 26, 2017

Image of Gallax Hill (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by thelonious

23/03/2017 – Large interior of Black Ball Camp. Good luck with the bracken if you come in summer!

thelonious Mar 26, 2017

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Gallax Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

formicaant May 10, 2007

This site in the Brendon hills is marked on O.S. maps as an enclosure , I have seen it listed as an iron age site elsewhere , it looks to be closely associated with Bats castle. As with Bats castle more info will appear in these pages soon , once I’ve visited both places.

Sites within 20km of Gallax Hill

Bats Castle

Hillfort • 0.64km ESE

10

4
Croydon Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 2.82km SSW

1
Withycombe Common

Round Barrow(s) • 3.13km SSE

3

1
Periton Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.89km W

1

2
Langridge Wood

Cist • 6.17km SE

1
Lype Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.7km SSW

2

2
Leather Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.22km SSE

2
Furzebury Brake

Hillfort • 7.37km WNW

3
Cutcombe

Round Barrow(s) • 7.44km S

2
Dunkery Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.57km WSW

6
Daw’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 7.73km ENE

1

1
Bury Castle (Selworthy)

Hillfort • 7.98km W

9

1
Selworthy Beacon

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.07km WNW

9

1
Devil’s Stone (Luckwell Bridge)

Natural Rock Feature • 8.09km WSW

2
Wiveliscombe Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.12km SE

2
Kit Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.37km WSW

1
Naked Boy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.78km SE

1
Battlegore

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.02km E

7
King’s Brompton Common Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.19km SE

1
Dunkery Beacon

Cairn(s) • 9.25km WSW

9

2

6

1
Bossington Hill

Cairn(s) • 9.6km WNW

6

2
Huish Champflower Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.65km SE

2
Ralegh’s Cross Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.91km ESE

1
Stoke Pero

Cairn(s) • 10.38km W

1
Tripp Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.5km SE

1
Little Rowbarrow

Cairn(s) • 10.56km WSW

1

1
Great Rowbarrow

Cairn(s) • 10.89km WSW

1

1
Rowbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.93km WSW

1

2
Rowbarrow ring barrow and a round cairn

Cairn(s) • 11km WSW

1

1
Staddon Hill Camp

Enclosure • 11.37km WSW

1

1
Staddon Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.4km WSW

1
Tar Ball Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.54km W

1
Bleary Pate

Round Barrow(s) • 11.58km E

3
Elworthy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.72km ESE

1
Higher Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.83km ESE

1
Hoar Moor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.26km WSW

1
Elworthy Barrows

Hillfort • 12.35km ESE

1

2
Curdon Wood Camp

Enclosure • 12.5km E

1
Berry Castle

Enclosure • 12.65km W

1

1
The Wilmersham Common row

Stone Row / Alignment • 12.72km WSW

1
Bendels Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.04km WSW

1

1
Road Castle

Hillfort • 13.12km WSW

1

1
Caratacus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.13km SW

3

5
Whit Stones

Standing Stones • 13.51km W

2

4
Wambarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.65km SW

5
Trendle Ring

Hillfort • 13.78km E

7

2
Porlock Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.88km W

2

2
Almsworthy Stone Circle

Stone Setting • 13.99km WSW

4

3
Porlock Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.09km W

8

7
Herne’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.27km WSW

2
Weacombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.62km E

2
Thorncombe Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.66km E

5

2
Alderman’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.68km WSW

2

2
Black Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.21km W

1
Black Ball Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 15.22km E

1
The Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.69km E

3
Culbone Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 15.83km W

5

2
Culbone Stone

Christianised Site • 15.83km W

2

2
Lark Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.11km WSW

1
Quarter Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.27km W

1
Elsworthy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.42km WSW

1
Mounsey Castle

Hillfort • 16.47km SW

1

3
Withypool Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.55km WSW

1
Black Hill and Hurley Beacon

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.57km E

7

1
Withypool Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.85km WSW

1

3
Stowey Allotment Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.27km W

1
Wilmot’s Pool

Round Barrow(s) • 17.45km E

6

1
Knackers Hole Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17.52km E

1
Old Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.57km SW

1
West Hill (Quantock Hills)

Cairn(s) • 17.65km E

4

1
Portford Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.66km WSW

1
Dowsborough

Hillfort • 17.81km E

6
Swap Hill Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.83km WSW

1
Anstey Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.9km SW

1
Longcombe Burrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.95km W

1
Manor Allotment stone setting

Stone Setting • 18.18km W

1
Brightworthy Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.34km WSW

2
Great Hill (Quantock Hills)

Cairn(s) • 18.35km E

3
Green Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.44km WSW

1
West Anstey Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.91km SW

2

1
Triscombe Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.12km E

6

1
Badgworthy Lees Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.66km W

1
Cow Castle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.66km WSW

2

3
Lanacombe 4

Standing Stones • 19.7km W

1
Wills Neck

Round Barrow(s) • 19.83km E

10

1
Horsen Hill Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 20km WSW

1