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List of hill forts in England

 
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There are over 1,350 hill forts in England.[1] England's hill forts are concentrated in the south and west, with especially high numbers in the south-western peninsula (Devon and Cornwall have a total of 285 hill forts). There are also 570 hill forts in Wales, and some in Scotland.[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

Cornwall

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

East Sussex

Essex

Gloucestershire

Greater Manchester

Hampshire

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Kent

Lancashire

Norfolk

North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

Oxfordshire

Shropshire

Somerset

South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

West Sussex

West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Walbury Hill, Berkshire
Wittenham Clumps, Berkshire
Mellor, Gtr. Manchester, replica Roundhouse
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

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ a b Forde-Johnston (1976), p. 1.
  2. ^ Cunliffe (1983), p. 74.
Bibliography
  • Cunliffe, Barry (1983), Danebury: Anatomy of an Iron Age Hillfort, Batsford Ltd, ISBN 0713409983 
  • Forde-Johnston, J (1976), Hillforts of the Iron Age in England and Wales: a survey of the surface evidence, Liverpool University Press, ISBN 0-85323-381-0 

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