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Ham Hill summit and war memorial seen from Stoke-sub-Hamdon
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Somerset , England
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is a
Country Park to the west of
Yeovil ,
Somerset ,
England . The hill is the site of old
Quarry workings for
Hamstone , the distinctive reddish/golden/yellow building stone that has been used for many local (and some not so local) buildings, such as
Montacute House and
Sherborne Abbey .
The hill was the site of a Roman villa and a large
Iron Age Hill Fort . The hand-made earthwork fortifications are still visible around the majority of the site.
The hill is part of ridge of
Limestone rock that is elevated above the lower lying
Clay Vale s and
Somerset Levels surrounding. The
Roman Road the
Fosse Way travels from East to West along the foot of the hill on the Way from
Bath to the coast near
Lyme Regis .
The summit of the hill offers spectacular panoramic views of beautiful south Somerset countryside and is crowned by a
War Memorial to the dead of the nearby village of
Stoke Sub Hamdon killed during
World War I .
Situated above the village of Stoke-Sub-Hamdon, Ham Hill is a popular destination for walkers from the village as well as tourists attracted from further afield.
