Nearly one hundred storage pits of various sizes were cut into the bedrock, and many of these contained human remains, coins, and other artefacts.

From 1851 to 1852, Charles Dymond, Edwin Martin Atkins, and Francis Warre excavated and surveyed the Worlebury Camp.

Finally, in 1998, the Avon Extensive Urban Study team performed the latest (as of 2008) assessment of the site.

[11] It is in the present-day North Somerset, above the seaside resort of Weston-super-Mare[9] and close to the village of Worle.

[8] The area inside the outer wall has a series of hut circles and 93 storage pits cut directly into the bedrock, which is only around 60 centimetres (2.0 ft) beneath the surface of the soil in most places.

[8] The inhabitants used them to store grain, as is evidenced by the kernels of barley and wheat and the sherds of pots that were found in the pits.

In addition, researchers also found sling stones and spindle whorls dated to the 1st or 2nd century BC inside them.

[16] Eighteen full skeletons were found, of which ten showed evidence of a violent death (including sword cuts in the skulls).

[1] A cast copper alloy penannular collar of special interest to archaeologists has been found at the campsite.

[2] In 2006, a related copper penannular brooch dating to the 5th or 6th century AD was found in a spring between Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains in Wales.

In addition to these, Dymond recorded finding a lead lump about the size of a walnut that he decided was probably a sling bullet.

A quarry started operation in the southern side of Worlebury Hill in 1815 to mine for galena, calamine, and stone.

The Bristol and Exeter Railway arrived in Weston-super-Mare in 1841, making it profitable to expand the village into a town.

The Axbridge District of the Somerset Archaeological Society was taking steps to prevent such damage from happening again.

In 2005, the Forestry Commission gave permission for North Somerset Council to fell 300 trees to reduce the subsequent risks.

[25] A member of the North Somerset Council, Christopher Richards, said: "If we had a storm up here and these trees came down, then the entire hillfort could be destroyed.

[28] This article incorporates material from Worlebury, an Ancient Stronghold in the County of Somerset (by Charles Dymond), a public domain source.