<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Piece - Hillfort in England in Hampshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Castle PieceCountry: England County: Hampshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Ringwood Nearest Village: Linwood
Map Ref: SU199089
Latitude: 50.879255N Longitude: 1.718513W
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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Probable iron-age hillfort in the New Forest enclosing 4.5 acres, now surrounded by the oak trees of the Roe Inclosure.
Approaching the site from the south along a forest track it is not immediately obvious when you pass through the likely original entrance to the "hillfort". There is a single enclosing rampart (roughly circular) and this is very broad and low; the external ditch is almost completely filled in. The rampart is most prominent on the eastern side of the track, rising around one metre above the surrounding hillslope. There is a good cross-section of the rampart where it is cut through by the track on the northern side of the fort.
The fort is on the west-facing slope of a gravel spur, and lacks significant natural defences, unlike the nearby forts on the terrace edge overlooking the Avon valley (Frankenbury and Castle Hill, Burley). Castle Piece's small scale is comparable to the other hillforts in the New Forest area and does not suggest extensive settlement by iron age tribes.
Access The site is within the Crown lands of the New Forest (managed by the Forestry Commission) and open to the public. Easiest approach is to enter Roe Inclosure at Amie's corner and head east along the cycle route - a map is essential as you might otherwise miss it!
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