Condition:4
Ambience:4
Access:2
Chesterton Walls is a large Iron Age univallate hillfort, enclosing an area of around 22 acres. It lies on high ground between two streams South of the tiny village of Chesterton. A footpath runs across a section of the site, but private property signs stipulate that you must keep to the footpath so a detailed exploration is impossible. We found the best parking to be next to the phone box in Chesterton. From here there is a brief walk to the footpath which leads through what may be the original entrance. You are here presented with the impressively large interior of the fort. You must then turn left, to keep to the footpath, and walk along the remains of the Eastern rampart. In places this has been reduced by ploughing, but in other sections it still appears impressive. Glimpses of the height of the bank and depth of the outer ditch are possible through the dense trees and undergrowth, suggesting that this was a well defended site. The footpath leaves the fort in the SE and descends to a small annexe section, with its own defensive bank, before crossing the confluence of the streams.
Roman coins and a gold ring have been discovered at the site.
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