Cadbury Castle has been occupied on and off since around 5,000 years ago. It consists of
four sections of earth works that rise some 500 feet. Archaeological digs at Cadbury
have found remains from the Iron Age including pottery, arrow heads and axes. Evidence suggests that
Wooden defences were used to protect the top of the castle. Although the wood has now
rotted away there are the remains of holes that show where the posts would have been located.
During the
Roman occupation of Britain the Romans attacked the castle killing its inhabitants or forcing
them to flee. The Roman had no use for the castle so that burnt it down and destroyed the
ramparts. The castle appears to have been abandoned until the time of the mythical King Arthur when
wood and stone ramparts were constructed.
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