Yetholm-type shield
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The Yetholm-type shield is a distinctive type of shield dating from 1300-800 BC. The known shields come from Britain and Ireland, excepting one from Denmark. Their modern name comes from Yetholm in so
Yetholm-type shield from South Cadbury. Displayed at Museum of Somerset, Taunton.
The Wittenham shield, showing perforations that may have been caused by a spearhead
0066 Shield in the Meyrick Collection q 75 492x 500
0067 Circular British Shield q 75 496x 500
Cadbury Castle, Somerset
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Cadbury Castle is a Bronze and Iron Age hillfort in the parish of South Cadbury in the English county of Somerset. It is a scheduled monument and has been associated with King Arthur's legendary court
Yetholm-type shield
…hammered flat to close the gap, suggesting that the shield was a veteran of several combat encounters. With the exception of the specimen found at South Cadbury by archaeologist Josh Williams, all were found in wet contexts. They formed part of a widespread practice of placing valuable objects in wet places…
Somerset cadbury castle modified
Reconstruction of an Iron Age gate at Cadbury Castle
Engraving of Cadbury Castle, drawn in 1723 by William Stukeley and captioned "Prospect of Camalet Castle"