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settlement with evidence of occupation from approximately 300BC to 100AD; it covers 32 acres (13 hectares). It is one of a number of hillforts that can be seen along the
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1843:Gadbury Bank
1828:British Camp
1782:Sidbury Hill
1757:Membury Camp
1747:Knook Castle
1737:Fosbury Camp
1707:Castle Rings
1480:Old Oswestry
1470:Coxall Knoll
1445:Bury Ditches
1440:Bayston Hill
1383:Castle Knowe
1357:Borough Hill
1310:Holkham Camp
1247:Oldbury Camp
1242:Bigbury Camp
1221:Arbury Banks
1200:Sutton Walls
1180:Dinedor Camp
1175:Croft Ambrey
1165:British Camp
1160:Brandon Camp
1124:Tidbury Ring
1114:Quarley Hill
1054:Dunwood Camp
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935:Mount Caburn
859:Dungeon Hill
834:Banbury Hill
782:Carrock Fell
756:Treryn Dinas
701:Kelly Rounds
691:Dodman Point
537:Clifton Camp
521:Walbury Camp
511:Membury Camp
496:Bussock Camp
480:Maiden Bower
468:Bedfordshire
362:. Retrieved
355:the original
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1818:Berry Mound
1656:Castle Hill
1635:The Trundle
1598:West Sussex
1558:Castle Ring
1465:Caus Castle
1402:Oxfordshire
1315:Warham Camp
1273:Warton Crag
1263:Castercliff
1205:Wapley Hill
1195:Poston Camp
1170:Capler Camp
1069:Gorley Hill
1039:Castle Hill
977:Cleeve Hill
956:Danish Camp
923:East Sussex
914:Woolsbarrow
899:Pilsdon Pen
787:Castle Crag
721:Maen Castle
706:Kelsey Head
686:Chûn Castle
681:Castle Goff
676:Castle Dore
656:Cadson Bury
615:Helsby Hill
584:Stonea Camp
311:long barrow
264:Archaeology
110: /
61:Severn Vale
1883:Categories
1717:Chiselbury
1548:Berth Hill
1543:Berry Ring
1485:The Wrekin
1475:Nordy Bank
1450:Bury Walls
1433:Shropshire
1256:Lancashire
1089:Ladle Hill
1084:Knoll Camp
796:Derbyshire
711:Lescudjack
651:Black Head
364:22 January
334:References
250:striatulum
221:escarpment
1762:Old Sarum
1732:Cley Hill
1692:Bury Camp
1665:Wiltshire
1553:Bury Bank
1527:Wincobank
1522:Carl Wark
1331:Eston Nab
1268:Portfield
1064:The Frith
1029:Bury Hill
1012:Hampshire
987:Uley Bury
741:The Rumps
736:Rame Head
661:Caer Bran
610:Eddisbury
489:Berkshire
308:Neolithic
254:sandstone
246:ammonites
228:limestone
165:does not
95:51°41.3′N
57:hill fort
38:Uley Bury
1838:Drakelow
1712:Chisbury
1494:Somerset
1139:Woolbury
1049:Danebury
879:Hod Hill
644:Cornwall
598:Cheshire
270:Iron Age
232:Jurassic
218:Cotswold
98:2°18.7′W
85:ST787992
67:Location
54:Iron Age
18:Uleybury
1298:Norfolk
808:Mam Tor
803:Fin Cop
775:Cumbria
630:Oakmere
605:Bradley
530:Bristol
321:Ecology
286:Dobunni
230:of the
186:removed
171:sources
138:Geology
124:Dursley
50:England
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