The fort is a Scheduled Ancient Monument,[2] and the whole of the hill is a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest,[3] a country park operated by Somerset Council, and is visited by over 250,000 people each year.

[6] Hill forts developed in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age, at roughly the start of the first millennium BC.

"[9] The hill rises to 400 feet (120 m) above sea level and towers over the surrounding Parrett and Yeo river valleys.

There is a major entrance to the south-east, on the line of the modern road, and another to the north-east, following a track from the Church of St Mary the Virgin at East Stoke in Stoke-sub-Hamdon.

[13] Archaeological finds, which date the original occupation to the 7th century BC,[6] include bronze-work, chariot parts, iron currency bars, gold and silver coins, cremations and burials.

Tool marks on the bones suggest de-fleshing, reflecting both normal local funerary practices and violent episodes.

It was definitely occupied during medieval times and was the site of the deserted hamlet of South Ameldon, which hosted an annual fair and court from 1102 until the 17th century.