Wiveliscombe is a former borough, market and cloth making town, 5 miles (8 km) from the border between Devon and Somerset. It is situated at the foot of the Brendon Hills and acts as a gateway to Exmoor. At an altitude of 126 m (413 ft) Wiveliscombe is the highest town in Somerset. Settlement in the neighborhood is of long standing. The Neolithic hillfort at King's Castle is 0.5 miles east of the town. North west of the town is Clatworthy Camp, an Iron Age hill fort.