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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Oareborough HillCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.159 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Berkshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newbury Nearest Village: Hermitage
Map Ref: SU49407515
Latitude: 51.473164N Longitude: 1.290141W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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SolarMegalith visited on 14th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 4 Access: 3
A possible Iron Age hillfort on Oareborough Hill is located north from Hermitage and is covered with a forest. The site was excavated in 1839 when the Roman bricks, tiles and coins were discovered. Harold Peake referred to the site as a hillfort in 1931.
In the northern part of Oareborough Hill there are clearly man-made earthworks, but they are believed to be cultivation terraces, not Iron Age defences (in fact, there are no traces of a ditch). Top part of the hill is not easily accessable, most of the footpaths omit it from the west.
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