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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Old Winchester Hill hillfortCountry: England County: Hampshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Village: Exton
Map Ref: SU64092053 Landranger Map Number: 185
Latitude: 50.980620N Longitude: 1.088414W
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 |
| 0 | no data |
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This is one of Hampshire's great hill forts, splendidly situated on the southern chalk ridge of the county like the other fortifications of Danebury and St. Catherine's Hill. Unlike Danebury, the fort has never been excavated, but the main fortifications appear to be a high single bank, rising in some places to some twenty-three feet above the ditch. There are two entrances, one at the east, one at the west; but the camp must have been very difficult of access; even the great walker and veteran Hampshire field archaeologist, the late Dr. Williams Freeman, found the gradient outside of the ramparts very steep. It seemed likely that the fort was first constructed by Iron Age peoples like the original Danebury. Its situation is very important, for it is strategically placed east of the River Meon, and its inhabitants would have found it easy to watch for invaders following along the river valley. It has recently been suggested that it may have been the tribal centre of the regions of the Meon Valley.
Access The nature reserve has a dedicated car park, as well as disabled parking and an 'easy access' path to the hillfort. Full details on the Natural England website.
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