The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) was a light infantry of the British Army from 1685 to 1959. In 1959, the Somerset Light Infantry formed the Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry together with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Short facts about the 13th Regiment of Foot – Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) Active 1685–1959 […]
Cadbury Castle, formerly known as Camalet, is a Bronze Age and Iron Age hillfort in the county of Somerset. It is located in the parish of South Cadbury, approximately 5 miles (8 km) east of Yeovil. The coordinates are 51°1′26.76″N 2°31′54.48″W. The hillfort was created on the summit of Cadbury Hill, a limestone hill on the […]
Ham Hill Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort in Somerset. The hill rises to 120 meters above sea level near the Parrett and Yeo river valleys. Covering a total area of 210 acres, it is one of the largest hillforts in the whole country. Nowadays, the whole hill is a country park operated by the […]
The site of the Battle of Lansdown in July 1643 is marked by a monument to Civil War commander and Royalist Sir Bevil Grenville, who was mortally wounded in the fight. The monument, erected in 1720, is found approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-west of Bath in Somerset. On the monument, an Elegy on Sir […]
The Battle of Lansdowne was fought on 5 July 1643 between Parliamentarian and Royalist forces in the English Civil War. Lansdowne, sometimes spelled Lansdown, is located near Bath in Somerset. The battle was won by the Royalists under Lord Hopton, forcing the Sir William Waller led Parliamentarians to retreat from their hilltop position. The Royalists, […]
Welcome to Somerset, a county rife with military history. To live in Somerset is to live in a museum. There is important history where ever you turn. Somerset is located in South West England, with Gloucestershire, Bristol, Wiltshire, Dorset and Devon as its closest neighbours. To the north and west lies the Severn Estuary and […]
