List of hillforts in England

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There are 1,224 hill forts in England.[1] Although some originate in the Bronze Age, the majority of hill forts in Britain were constructed during the Iron Age (about 8th century BC to the Roman conquest of Britain). There was a trend in the 2nd century BC for hill forts to fall out of use.[2]


Contents
Bedfordshire · Berkshire · Bristol · Buckinghamshire · Cambridgeshire · Cheshire · Cleveland · Cornwall · County Durham · Cumbria · Derbyshire · Devon · Dorset · East Sussex · Essex · Gloucestershire · Greater Manchester · Hampshire · Herefordshire · Hertfordshire · Kent · Lancashire · Leicestershire · Norfolk · Northamptonshire · Northumberland · North Yorkshire · Nottinghamshire · Oxfordshire · Shropshire · Somerset · South Yorkshire · Staffordshire · Surrey · West Midlands · West Sussex · West Yorkshire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire
See also · References

Bedfordshire[edit]

Berkshire[edit]

Bristol[edit]

Buckinghamshire[edit]

Cambridgeshire[edit]

Cheshire[edit]

Cleveland[edit]

Cornwall[edit]

County Durham[edit]

Cumbria[edit]

Derbyshire[edit]

Devon[edit]

Dorset[edit]

East Sussex[edit]

Essex[edit]

Gloucestershire[edit]

Greater Manchester[edit]

Hampshire[edit]

Herefordshire[edit]

Hertfordshire[edit]

Kent[edit]

Lancashire[edit]

Leicestershire[edit]

Norfolk[edit]

North Yorkshire[edit]

Northamptonshire[edit]

Northumberland[edit]

Oxfordshire[edit]

Shropshire[edit]

Somerset[edit]

South Yorkshire[edit]

Staffordshire[edit]

Surrey[edit]

Warwickshire[edit]

West Midlands[edit]

West Sussex[edit]

West Yorkshire[edit]

Wiltshire[edit]

Worcestershire[edit]

Walbury Hill, Berkshire
Bickerton Hill, Cheshire
Castle an Dinas, Cornwall
Castle Crag, Cumbria
Danebury Ring
Arbury Hill
The Wrekin
Cadbury Castle, Somerset
Chanctonbury Ring
Bredon Hill
Carl Wark, Peak District
Wychbury Hill
Old Sarum, by John Constable
Hembury Hillfort
Poundbury
Eggardon Hill
Eston Nab, North Yorkshire
Beacon Hill, Hampshire
British Camp, Herefordshire
Bratton Camp and Cley Hill

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Morris, Steven (21 June 2017). "Hill fort hotspots in UK and Ireland mapped for first time in online atlas". The Guardian.
  2. ^ Cunliffe (1983), p. 74.
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  8. ^ "Perborough Castle Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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  26. ^ "Balksbury Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Beacon Hill (Burghclere) Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Bevisbury Plateau Fort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Buckland Rings Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  30. ^ "Bullsdown Camp Plateau Fort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  31. ^ "Bury Hill Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  32. ^ "Caesar's Camp (Hampshire) Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  33. ^ "Castle Hill (Burley Street) Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  34. ^ "Chilworth Ring Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  35. ^ "Danebury Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  36. ^ "Dunwood Camp Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  37. ^ "Frankenbury Camp Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  38. ^ "The Frith Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  39. ^ "Gorley Hill Hillfort, Destroyed". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  40. ^ "Hamble Common camp Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  41. ^ "Knoll Camp Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  42. ^ "Ladle Hill Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  43. ^ "Lockerley Camp Plateau Fort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  44. ^ "Merdon Castle Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  45. ^ "Norsebury Ring Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  46. ^ "Old Winchester Hill hillfort Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  47. ^ "Oliver's Battery Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  48. ^ "Oram's Arbour Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  49. ^ "Quarley Hill Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  50. ^ "St Catherine's Hill Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. 24 May 2003. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  51. ^ "Tidbury Ring Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  52. ^ "Toothill Fort Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  53. ^ "Tourner Bury Plateau Fort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  54. ^ "Whitsbury [Whitsbury Castle Ditches] Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  55. ^ "Winklebury Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  56. ^ "Woolbury Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  57. ^ "Abdon Burf Hillfort". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  58. ^ "Ludlow - Walking in and Around Ludlow". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  59. ^ "Titterstone Clee Hill Hillfort". The Modern Antiquarian. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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  61. ^ Historic England. "Barnmoor Wood camp (1011369)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  62. ^ Historic England. "Beausale camp, a multivallate hillfort (1011370)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  63. ^ Historic England. "Corley camp (1007718)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  64. ^ Historic England. "Multivallate hillfort on Meon Hill (1011372)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  65. ^ Historic England. "Nadbury Camp (1003724)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  66. ^ Historic England. "Oakley Wood Camp (1003742)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  67. ^ Historic England. "Oldbury Camp univallate hillfort (1018855)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  68. ^ Historic England. "Wappenbury camp (1009817)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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  70. ^ Historic England. "Oliver's Camp and two round barrows (1005709)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
Bibliography

Further reading[edit]

  • Forde-Johnston, James (1962). "The Iron Age Hillforts of Lancashire and Cheshire". Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society. 72: 9–46.
  • Forde-Johnston, James (1976). Hillforts of the Iron Age in England and Wales: a survey of the surface evidence. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 0-85323-381-0.
  • Sutton, J. E. G. (1966). "Iron Age Hill-Forts and some other Earthworks in Oxfordshire". Oxoniensia. 31: 28–42.

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