List of hillforts in England

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 Billington Camp[3] Caesar's Camp, Sandy[3] Conger Hill[4] Galley Hill[3] Maiden Bower Mowsbury Hill[3] Sharpenhoe Clappers Berkshire Borough Hill[5] Bussock Camp,[6][7] Caesar's Camp[7] Grimsbury Castle[7] Membury Camp[7] Perborough Castle[7][8] Walbury Hill[7] Ramsbury Corner, Cold Ash, Berkshire[7] Bristol Aldebury[9] Blaise Castle[9] Clifton Down Promontory Fort[9] Kingsweston Hill Buckinghamshire Aylesbury[10] Boddington Camp[10] Bulstrode Park Camp[10] Cheddington Cholesbury Camp[10] Church Hill, West Wycombe[10] Danesborough Camp[10] Desborough Castle[10] Gerrards Cross Ivinghoe[10] Keep hill[10] Kimbles Maid's Moreton[10] Medmenham Camp Medmenham (Danesfield Camp)[10] Norbury[10] Pulpit Hill[10][11] Seven Ways Plain (Burnham Beeches)[10] Southend Hill[10] States House Hillfort[10] Taplow[10] West Wycombe Camp Whelpley Hill[10] Cambridgeshire Belsar's Hill[12] Borough Hill, Sawston[12] Stonea Camp[12] Wandlebury Hill[12] War Ditches[12] Wardy Hill[12][13] Cheshire Beeston Castle Bradley hill fort[14] Burton Point[15] Castle Ditch, Delamere[14] Eddisbury hill fort Helsby hill fort[14] Kelsborrow Castle[14] Maiden Castle[14] Oakmere hill fort[14] Woodhouses hill fort[14] Cleveland Eston Nab[16] Cornwall Allabury,[17] St Agnes Beacon,[18] St Allen,[18] Ash Bury,[18] Bury Castle,[18] Bury Down, Lanreath,[18] Blacketon Rings,[18] Bosigran Castle,[18] Cadson Bury,[18] Caer Bran, Caer Dane,[18] Carn Brea,[18] Castle Dore, Castle Goff, Castle an Dinas, St. Columb Major, Castle Killibury Camp (also known as Kelly Rounds),[18] Castle Pencaire (Breage),[18] Chûn Castle, Crane Castle,[18] St Cuby's Church[17] Dean Point,[18] Demelza Castle,[18] St Dennis Hill Fort,[17] Dingerein Castle,[18] Dodman Point, St Dominick Hillfort,[18] Dunmere fort,[18] Dunterton Hillfort,[18] Faughan,[18] Gear fort,[18] Golden Camp,[18] Gurnard's Head, Hall Rings,[18] Helbury Castle,[18] Hilton Wood Castle,[18] Kelsey Head,[17][18] Kenidjack Castle,[18] Kenwyn Hillfort,[18] Kestle Rings,[18] Ladock Hillfort,[18] Largin Castle,[18] Lescudjack Hill Fort, Lesingey Round,[17] Liveloe,[18] Maen Castle,[18] Nattlebury[18] St Newlyn East,[18] St Newlyn East (Fiddlers Green),[18] Padderbury,[18] Pencarrow Rounds,[18] Penhargard Castle,[18] Polyphant Hillfort,[18] Prideaux Castle, Prospidnick Hill,[18] Rame Head, Redcliff Castle,[18] Resugga Castle,[18] Rough Tor,[18] Round Wood,[18] The Rumps, Stowe's Pound,[17] St Stephens Beacon,[18] Tregarrick Tor,[17] Trereen Dinas,[18] Tregeare Rounds,[17][18] Trelaske hillfort,[18] Trencrom Hill,[17] Treryn Dinas, Tresawsen (Perranzabuloe),[18] Trevelgue Head, Trewinnion,[18] Trewardreva,[18] Treyarnon fort,[18] Warbstow Bury, Yearle's Wood[18] County Durham Humbledon Hill Maiden Castle Shackleton Beacon The Castles Bedburn Cumbria Allen Knott (Troutbeck),[19] Black Castle Hill,[19] Carrock Fell,[19] Castle Crag (Borrowdale),[19] Castle Crag (Haweswater),[19] Castle Crag (Thirlmere),[19] Castle Head hillfort,[19] Castle How Hillfort,[19] Castle Howe,[20] Castlesteads (Askham),[19] Castlesteads (Natland),[19] Croglam Castle,[19] Dunmallard Hillfort,[19] Dyke House fort,[19] Kingmoor,[19] Knipe Scar, Thrimby,[19] Recastle Crag,[19] Stainton Hillfort,[19] Swarthy Hill, Crosscanonby,[19] Derbyshire Ball Cross,[21] Borough Hill,[21] Castle Naze (Combs Moss), Castle Ring,[22] near Youlgreave. (Not associated with the fort of the same name in Staffordshire) Fin Cop,[21] Mam Tor,[21] Markland Grips,[21] Mouselow Castle,[21] Devon Beacon Castle, Belbury Castle, Berry Castle, Black Dog, Berry Castle, Weare Giffard, Berry Head, Berry camp, Berry's Wood, Blackbury Camp, Blackdown Rings, Bolt Tail, Boringdon Camp, Bremridge Wood, Brent Hill, Brent Tor, Burley Wood, Burridge Fort Cadbury Castle, Devon, Capton, Castle Close, Castle Dyke, Little Haldon, Castle Head, Devon, Castle Hill, Torrington, Clovelly Dykes, Cotley Castle, Cranbrook Castle, Cranmore Castle, Cunnilear Camp Denbury Hill, Dewerstone, Dolbury, Dumpdon Hill, Embury Beacon Halwell Camp, Hawkesdown Hill, Hembury, Hembury Castle, Tythecott, High Peak, Devon, Hillsborough, Devon, Holbury, Holbeton, Holne Chase Castle, Huntsham castle Kentisbury Down, Killerton, Knowle Hill Castle, Lee Wood Membury Castle, Milber Down, Mockham Down, Musbury Castle, Myrtlebury Newberry Castle, Noss, Dartmouth, Peppercombe Castle, Posbury, Prestonbury castle Raddon Top, Roborough Castle, Seaton Down, Shoulsbury castle, Sidbury Castle, Slapton Castle, Smythapark, Stanborough, Stockland Castle, Stoke Hill Voley Castle, Wasteberry Camp, Wind Hill, Windbury Head, Woodbury Castle, Woodbury, Dartmouth, Wooston Castle, Yarrowbury, Yellowberries Copse Dorset Abbotsbury Castle, Allington, Dorset, Badbury Rings, Banbury Hill, Bindon Hill, Buzbury Rings Chalbury Hillfort, Coney's Castle, Dungeon Hill, Eggardon Hill, Flower's Barrow, Hambledon Hill, Hod Hill, Lambert's Castle, Lewesdon Hill, Maiden Castle, Dorset, Pilsdon Pen, Poundbury Hill Rawlsbury Camp[23] Woolsbarrow Hillfort East Sussex Hollingbury Castle Mount Caburn Essex Ambresbury Banks Danbury, Essex Little Baddow Loughton Camp Gloucestershire Abbey Camp[9] Bloody Acre[9] Bury Hill, Winterbourne[9] Camp Hill, Thornbury[9] Cleeve Hill Crickley Hill Dyrham Camp[9] Elberton Camp[9] Horton Camp[9] Little Sodbury[9] Lydney Park Knole Park Camp[9] Solsbury Hill[9] The Castle, Tytherington[9] Tog Hill, Cold Ashton[9] Uley Bury Welshbury Hill Greater Manchester Mellor hill fort Hampshire Ashleys Copse,[24] Balksbury,[25] Beacon Hill,[26] Bevisbury,[27] Buckland Rings,[28] Bullsdown Camp,[29] Bury Hill,[30] Caesar's Camp,[31] Castle Hill,[32] Chilworth Ring,[33] Danebury,[34] Dunwood Camp,[35] Frankenbury Camp,[36] Gorley Hill,[37] Hamble Common Camp,[38] Knoll Camp,[39] Ladle Hill,[40] Lockerley Camp,[41] Merdon Castle,[42] Norsebury Ring[43] Old Winchester Hill,[44] Oliver's Battery,[45] Oram's Arbour,[46] Quarley Hill,[47] St. Catherine's Hill,[48] Tidbury Ring,[49] The Frith,[50] Toothill Fort[51] Tourner Bury,[52] Whitsbury Castle,[53] Winklebury,[54] Woolbury[55] Herefordshire Aconbury Camp British Camp Camp Coppice, Castle Frome Capler Camp Chase Hill, Ross on Wye Credenhill Croft Ambrey Dinedor Camp Dinmore Hill Ivington Camp Midsummer Hill Poston Camp Risbury Sutton Walls Hill Fort Uphampton Camp Wapley Hill Hertfordshire Arbury Banks The Aubreys Ravensburgh Castle Wilbury Hill Wallbury Camp Kent Bigbury Camp Oldbury hillfort Lancashire Castercliff Warton Crag Leicestershire Beacon Hill Breedon hill fort Burrough Hill Norfolk Bloodgate Hill Iron Age Fort Holkham Camp Warham Camp North Yorkshire Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications Sutton Bank Ingleborough Roulston Scar Scarborough Headland Northamptonshire Arbury Hill Borough Hill Hunsbury Hill or Danes Camp Rainsborough Camp Northumberland Callaly Castle Castle Hill Camp Knowe Clinch Castle Ewe Hill Gibbs Hill Great Hetha Greaves Ash Humbleton Hill Little Cleugh Lordenshaws Old Fawdon Hill Prendwick Chesters West Hill Yeavering Bell Oxfordshire Alfred's Castle (part of Berkshire until 1974), Badbury Hill (part of Berkshire until 1974), Blewburton Hill (part of Berkshire until 1974), Chastleton Barrow, Cherbury Camp (part of Berkshire until 1974), Dyke Hills, Knollbury, Eynsham Hall Camp, Hardwell Castle, Ilbury, Lyneham Camp, also called The Roundabout, Madmarston Hill, Segsbury Camp (part of Berkshire until 1974), Tadmarton Heath, Uffington Castle (part of Berkshire until 1974), Wittenham Clumps (part of Berkshire until 1974) Shropshire Abdon Burf[56] Bayston Hill, The Berth, Baschurch, Bury Ditches, Bury Walls, Burf Castle Caer Caradoc, Caus Castle, Clee Burf, Caer Caradoc (Chapel Lawn), Caynham Camp[57] Ebury Hill, Earl's Hill Middletown Hill Nesscliffe, Nordy Bank Old Oswestry Titterstone Clee Hill[58] The Wrekin Somerset Backwell Hillfort,[9] Banwell Camp,[9] Bat's Castle, Bathampton Down, Berwick,[9] Black Ball Camp, Blacker's Hill, Brean Down, Brent Knoll, Burgh Walls Camp,[9] Burrington Camp,[9] Burledge Hill, Bury Castle, Cadbury Camp (Tickenham), Cadbury Castle (South Cadbury), Cadbury Hill (Congresbury), Cannington Camp, Castle Neroche, Clatworthy Camp, Cleeve Toot, Compton Dundon, Conygar Hillfort,[9] Cow Castle, Daw's Castle, Dinghurst fort,[9] Dolebury Warren, Dowsborough,[9] Elworthy Barrows, Elborough Hill,[9] Ham Hill, Highbury Hill,[9] Kenwalch's Castle, Kingsdown Camp, Little Down,[9] Maes Knoll, Maesbury Castle, Norton Camp, Plainsfield Camp, Ruborough Camp, Small Down Knoll, Stantonbury Camp,[9] Sweetworthy, Taps Combe Camp,[9] Trendle Ring, Tunley Camp[9] Wain's Hill, Clevedon,[9] Worlebury Camp[9] South Yorkshire Carl Wark, Wincobank (hill fort) Staffordshire Castle Ring Bury Bank Berth Hill The Wall Hillfort Bury Ring Kinver Edge Hillfort Surrey Anstiebury Camp Botany Hill Caesar's Camp, Rushmoor and Waverley Caesar's Camp, Wimbledon Common The Cardinal's Cap, or War Coppice Camp Hascombe Hill Holmbury Hill Warwickshire Nadbury Camp Wappenbury Camp Meon Hill Oldbury Camp Corley Camp Harborough Banks Thornton Farm Foxhill, Warwickshire Priory Park, Warwickshire Hoo Hill Oakley Wood Camp Warwensmere Road Barnmoor Wood Camp Oldberrow, Warwickshire Camp Hill, Warwickshire West Midlands Castle Old Fort, Stonnall Wednesbury Wychbury Ring West Sussex Chanctonbury Ring Cissbury Ring Highdown Thundersbarrow Hill Torberry Hill The Trundle, Chichester West Yorkshire Castle Hill, Huddersfield Barwick-in-Elmet Castle Birstall Wiltshire Barbury Castle, Battlesbury Camp, Bincknoll Castle (unproven), Bratton Camp, Bury Camp, Castle Ditches, Casterley Camp, Castle Rings, Chisbury, Chiselbury, Chisenbury Camp, Clearbury Ring, Cley Hill, Codford Circle (also known as Oldbury Camp, Wilsbury Ring, and Woldsbury), Ebsbury, Fosbury Camp, Figsbury Ring (unproven), Grovely Castle,[59] Knook Castle Liddington Castle, Little Woodbury, Caer Bladon (modern Malmesbury), Martinshill Fort, Membury Camp, Ogbury Camp, Old Sarum, Oliver's Castle[60] (on Roundway Down), Park Hill Camp, Ringsbury Camp, Rybury, Scratchbury Camp, Sidbury Hill, Vespasian's Camp, Whitesheet Castle, Winklebury Camp, Yarnbury Castle Worcestershire Berry Mound Bredon Hill British Camp Wychbury Ring Woodbury Hill

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

• List of hill forts in Scotland
• List of hill forts in Wales
• Iron Age, British Iron Age, prehistory

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Bibliography

• Cunliffe, Barry (1983). Danebury: Anatomy of an Iron Age Hillfort. Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-0998-3.

Further reading

• 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

External links

• Hillforts Atlas Project – a crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain and Ireland