| Dundon Hill Hillfort | |
| Coordinates: | 51.0869°N -2.7369°W |
| Location: | Compton Dundon, Somerset, England |
| Built: | Iron Age |
| Designation1: | Scheduled Ancient Monument |
| Designation1 Date: | 1996[1] |
| Designation1 Number: | 22076[2] |
Dundon Hill Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort in Compton Dundon, Somerset, England. It has been designated as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2] South east of the site is a Bronze Age bowl barrow which, it has been suggested, was later modified as a Norman Motte, known as Dundon Beacon.[3]
The 5ha site is guarded by a single bank ranging from 0.5m (01.6feet) to 2.5m (08.2feet) high, however parts of the site have been damaged by quarrying.[2] Flint flakes, Bronze Age pottery, and Iron Age pottery have also been found, which are now in the Museum of Somerset.[1]
Dundon Hill, also sometimes called Dundon Beacon, stands out prominently in the flat country of King's Sedgemoor, rising to a height of 270 feet. One writer on ancient earthworks notes that it "looks like a respectable mountain and is in fact a natural island fortress". The whole of the hilltop is enclosed by the single bank of stones and earth.[4]