<< Our Photo Pages >> Borough Hill (Boxford) - Hillfort in England in Berkshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Borough Hill (Boxford)Country: England County: Berkshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Newbury Nearest Village: Winterbourne
Map Ref: SU4401372417
Latitude: 51.449036N Longitude: 1.368035W
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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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
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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 |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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SolarMegalith visited on 11th Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Borough Hill is the smallest Iron Age hillfort in Berkshire, covering area of just 1 acre. It was discovered in 1962. The earthwork is in poor condition, however the ramparts are still distinguishable in the Southern part of the site. Northern part of the hill suffered heavy damage from the rabbit holes.
To reach Borough Hill you have to turn left towards Winterbourne on Winterbourne Turn, and in the Southern part of the village turn right (signpost to Boxford). After passing a small wood turn right after the second house on the right - the public footpath leads straight to the hillfort.
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