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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hillbury hillfort - Hillfort in England in Surrey

Submitted by Andy B on Friday, 09 July 2010  Page Views: 7282

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hillbury hillfort
Country: England County: Surrey Type: Hillfort

Map Ref: SU911468
Latitude: 51.213147N  Longitude: 0.697128W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 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.
3 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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Hillbury hillfort
Hillbury hillfort submitted by Andy B : At the north-western corner of Puttenham Common, this is one of its few areas not infested with bracken. The iron age fort is barely discernible as such, its banks are not very noticeable. The interior of the fort is covered in bracken, grass and heather. In the far distance is the west end of the Hog's Back. Copyright Colin Smith and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Hillfort in Surrey. Hillbury is an Iron Age hillfort comprising a single bank and ditch on three sides, north and south ramparts follow the contours and the eastern rampart cuts across the neck of the plateau, the regular shape of which has dictated the shape of the camp.

The monument has been broken through in a number of places by tracks and is mutilated in the north-east corner by quarrying but a probable original entrance is recognisable in the s side where there is the faint trace of a causeway. The site most probably served a defensive purpose. Excavation in 1887 by F James and F Lasham produced only finds, including a flint scraper, flakes, animal bone and ashes. Scheduled Monument.

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SU9146 : Path on Puttenham Common by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
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SU9146 : Hillbury Hill Fort by Colin Smith
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SU9146 : Hillbury on Puttenham Common by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
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SU9146 : Heathland at dusk, Puttenham Common by Stefan Czapski
by Stefan Czapski
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SU9147 : Puttenham Common by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
©2017(licence)

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