<< Our Photo Pages >> Pulpit Hill - Hillfort in England in Buckinghamshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Pulpit HillCountry: England County: Buckinghamshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Princes Risborough Nearest Village: Great Kimble
Map Ref: SP832050 Landranger Map Number: 165
Latitude: 51.737542N Longitude: 0.796514W
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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This is a fairly small hillfort, covered in mixed and beech woodland, but surrounded by beautiful woods and valleys, with both an S.S.S.I. and the prime minister’s country house in close proximity. Parking is available on the edge of the road between Princes Risborough and Great Missenden, and a comfortable walk can take in both the hillfort, and also Whiteleaf cross and it’s associated barrows, with a pub conveniently located at the half-way point.
The fort is very obvious when reached, as the ditches and earthworks are very pronounced, but not all that high, and this coupled with the trees can make the shape of the fort hard to discern. The view is largely blocked by the trees too, but where gaps can be found it is worth a look, particularly at sunset. The sides of the spur on which the fort stands are extremely steep on all but the south-eastern, where the ground slopes steadily but gradually through the wood, until the woods end at the road between Butler’s cross and Gt. Missenden, at the main entrance to Chequers.
The south-western, western, and northern slopes of the hillfort are designated as a S.S.S.I. and nature reserve. This hillfort is one of my absolute favourites, even though it is not all that spectacular to look at, because of the atmosphere. Particularly on a late winter’s afternoon with mist and drizzle, Pulpit Hill is one of the most evocative iron age forts around.
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