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<< Our Photo Pages >> Blewburton Hill - Hillfort in England in Oxfordshire

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Tuesday, 02 December 2025  Page Views: 14106

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Blewburton Hill
Country: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SU547862  Landranger Map Number: 174
Latitude: 51.572024N  Longitude: 1.212128W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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SimonBlackmore visited on 22nd Sep 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Access: 4 The defences are still visible on the western side of the hill facing Blewbury

SolarMegalith visited on 18th Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Earthwork mostly interrupted by agriculture terraces.

Andy B have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Access: 4

Blewburton Hill
Blewburton Hill submitted by camperman : Blewburton Hill, an aerial view from the West showing the most intact earthworks of what originally was a univallate counerscarp bank for the entire circuit. (Vote or comment on this photo)
An aerial view from the west showing the most intact earthworks #HillfortsWednesday of what originally was a univallate counterscarp bank for the entire circuit. See also the very clear LiDAR view from our pages. Blewburton Hill is located West from village of Aston Upthorpe, Oxfordshire. The earthwork of the hillfort is destroyed in most of the sectors, mainly by ploughing and interference of post-Iron Age terraces.

Archaeological excavations uncovered traces of occupation from Neolithic period and Bronze Age, as well as later Anglo-Saxon burial ground. The best preserved part of the earthwork is located in the Western part of the hillfort, where short sectors of both lines of ramparts survived.

Blewburton Hill is perfectly visible from the distance (both from A417 road and road from Cholsey to Aston Upthorpe). There are some public footpaths leading through the hill which allowe to visit the hillfort.
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Blewburton Hill
Blewburton Hill submitted by SolarMegalith : Strongly reduced external bank in the Western part of the hillfort (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blewburton Hill submitted by SolarMegalith : Two lines of the earthwork and view towards the West (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blewburton Hill submitted by SolarMegalith : Two lines of the ramparts preserved in Western part of the hillfort(photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blewburton Hill submitted by SolarMegalith : Northern part of the hillfort - the original rampart and ditch were damaged by later terraces (photo taken on February 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blewburton Hill submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Blewburton Hillfort Source: www.lidarfinder.com (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Blewburton Hill submitted by camperman : Blewburton Hill from the South West with the wood illustrating the circuit of the earthworks.

Blewburton Hill
Blewburton Hill submitted by camperman : Blewburton Hill from the South clearly showing the remains of the counterscarp bank and the flat hilltop.

Blewburton Hill
Blewburton Hill submitted by Andy B : Blewburton Hill from the A417. A close up on the silhouetted ramparts. The first stop on Andy, Ruth and SolarMegalith's June 2011 day out.

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Blewburton Hill submitted by Andy B : Blewburton Hill from the A417. With Didcot power station in the background. The first stop on Andy, Ruth and SolarMegalith's June 2011 day out.

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Blewburton Hill submitted by SolarMegalith : Blewburton Hill - view from the SW (photo taken on February 2011).

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Blewburton Hill submitted by SolarMegalith : Blewburton Hill sinking in the morning mist - view from the NE (photo taken on February 2011).

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