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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Hod HillCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.174 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Dorset Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Blandford Forum Nearest Village: Stourpaine
Map Ref: ST856106 Landranger Map Number: 194
Latitude: 50.894698N Longitude: 2.206119W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
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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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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3 | Ordinary |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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The site was captured by the Roman army in AD43, who later constructed their own fort in the north-west corner of the original hillfort. This corner is the highest part of the hill and benefits from the natural defence provided by the steep escarpment on the west side that drops down to the River Stour.
Access Hod Hill is in the care of the National Trust and open to the general public at all times. There is a small car park in the valley to the northeast of the fort, alongside the minor road from the A350 to Child Okeford.
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