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Horn Bank, Rigton, North Yorkshire

Posted on May 5, 2019 by megalithix

Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SE 2905 5035 Archaeology & History Upon the top of the old ridge where ran the ancient trackway between Rigton and Pannal, could once be found a multi-period settlement, long since gone – as … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brackenthwaite, Bronze Age, camps, Earthworks, enclosures, England, english heritage, Forest of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Iron Age, North Yorkshire, Pannal, prehistoric sites, Rigton, Romano-British, settlements | Leave a comment

Briscoe Rigg, Rigton, North Yorkshire

Posted on May 5, 2019 by megalithix

Settlement (destroyed): OS Grid Reference — SE 2581 5100 Archaeology & History Highlighted on the 1851 OS-map of the area as a ‘Camp’, all trace of this ancient settlement would seem to have been destroyed. It was already on its … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, North | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Beckwithshaw, Bronze Age, camps, Earthworks, enclosures, England, english heritage, Forest of Knaresborough, Harrogate, Iron Age, North Yorkshire, Pannal, prehistoric sites, Rigton, Romano-British, settlements | Leave a comment

Uphall Camp, Ilford, Essex

Posted on November 15, 2018 by megalithix

Hillfort (destroyed): OS Grid Reference –TQ 4383 8510 Archaeology & History This prehistoric site was a giant – a huge colossus of an ‘enclosure’, a ‘settlement’, a ‘camp’—call-it-what-you-will. More than a mile in circumference and an internal area of 48 acres … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Essex, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged ancient sites, antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Barking, Bronze Age, camps, earth mysteries, East Ham, enclosures, english heritage, Essex, Hillforts, Ilford, Iron Age, London, neolithic, prehistoric camps, prehistoric sites, Redbridge, Romano-British, Romans, sacred sites, settlements | 3 Comments

Winsbury Hill, Marksbury, Somerset

Posted on March 4, 2017 by megalithix

Earthworks (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – ST 6706 6307 Also Known as: Windsbury Hill Archaeology & History Apparently, all traces of the possible prehistoric camp or enclosure that were located by Edward Burrow in the 1920s, seems to have vanished. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Earthworks, England (south), Somerset | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bath, Burnett, camps, earth mysteries, Earthworks, english heritage, Farmborough, Hillforts, Iron Age, Marksbury, prehistoric sites, settlements, Somerset, Stanton Prior | Leave a comment

Castle Hill, Culross, Fife

Posted on September 5, 2012 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – NS 97105 89923 Getting Here Take the A907 road between Clackmannan and Comrie and, close to Bogside Farm at the roadside, but on the other side of the road where the bridge crosses a burn, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Fife & Kinross, Hillforts, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, camps, Comrie, Culross, earth mysteries, enclosures, Fife, folklore, forts, heritage, Hillforts, Iron Age, Kincardine, pictish, Picts, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, Scotland, traditions

Oldfield Hill, Meltham, West Yorkshire

Posted on January 23, 2012 by megalithix

Enclosure: OS Grid Reference – SE 0874 1009 Getting Here From the crossroads at the centre of Meltham, near the church, take the Wessenden Head Road up out of town for about a mile. Keep your eyes peeled to right … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Settlement/Enclosures, Yorkshire, West | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, camps, earth mysteries, Earthworks, enclosures, England, english heritage, heritage, Iron Age, Kirklees, Meltham, prehistoric sites, Roman, Romano-British, settlements, West Yorkshire | Leave a comment

Castle Hill, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire

Posted on June 21, 2011 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – SU 570 925 Also Known as: Sinodun Camp Wittenham Clumps Getting Here Either reach this from Dorchester’s Dyke Hills by crossing the bridge over the Thames at its southwestern side and walk thru the village … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Hillforts, Oxfordshire | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Bronze Age, camps, Dorchester, dykes, Earthworks, enclosures, hill forts, Hillforts, Iron Age, Little Wittenham, neolithic, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, settlements | Leave a comment

Dyke Hills, Dorchester, Oxfordshire

Posted on June 20, 2011 by megalithix

Settlement: OS Grid Reference – SU 5735 9364 Also Known as: Dorchester Dykes Dorchester Fort Getting Here Easy to find. From Dorchester town centre, take the road at the bottom of town where the church is and walk along to … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Oxfordshire, Settlement/Enclosures | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, camps, Dorchester, dykes, Earthworks, enclosures, England, heritage, Iron Age, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire, prehistoric sites, River Thames, Romano-British, settlements | Leave a comment

Martinsell Hill, Oare, Pewsey, Wiltshire

Posted on March 6, 2011 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – SU 1764 6396 Also Known as: Martin’s Hill Archaeology & History The second highest of Wiltshire’s prehistoric camps or hillforts, Martinsell Hill was described as early as the 13th century as ‘Mattelsore’ and was known … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Hillforts, Wiltshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, camps, customs, defences, Earthworks, enclosures, festivals, folklore, heritage, Hillforts, Iron Age, Kinwardstone, Marlborough, Oare, paganism, Pewsey, prehistoric sites, sacred sites, settlements, traditions, Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, Wootton Rivers | 1 Comment

Devil’s Dyke, Poynings, Sussex

Posted on March 29, 2010 by megalithix

Hillfort: OS Grid Reference – TQ 260 111 Also Known as: Brighton Dyke Poor Man’s Wall Getting Here Plenty of ways of approaching this huge fella! Personally, I’d take it from the steep valley immediately east and north where the … Continue reading →

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Posted in England (south), Hillforts, Sussex | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Brighton, Bronze Age, cailleach, camps, creation myths, devils, dykes, enclosures, english heritage, folk-lore, folklore, fortresses, forts, Fulking, giants, hilllforts, Iron Age, legends, paganism, pagans, Poynings, prehistoric sites, Romano-British, Saddlescombe, settlements, Sussex, traditions | Leave a comment

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