List of hill forts in England

There are over 1,350 known hill forts in England and Wales.[1] Given the effects of erosion, some smaller sites have been destroyed and the actual number of hill forts constructed was probably higher, possibly around 1,600. 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 · Cleveland · Cornwall · 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

Berkshire

Bristol

Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

Cleveland

Cornwall

Cumbria

Derbyshire

Devon

Dorset

East Sussex

Essex

Gloucestershire

Greater Manchester

Hampshire

Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Norfolk

North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire

Northumberland

Oxfordshire

Shropshire

Somerset

South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

Surrey

West Midlands

West Sussex

West Yorkshire

Wiltshire

Worcestershire

Walbury Hill, Berkshire
Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire)
Bickerton Hill, Cheshire
Castle an Dinas, Cornwall
Castle Crag, Cumbria
Cadbury Castle, Somerset
Carl Wark, Peak District
Old Sarum, by John Constable
Hembury Hillfort
Eston Nab, North Yorkshire
Beacon Hill, Hampshire
British Camp, Herefordshire

See also

References

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  2. Cunliffe (1983), p. 74.
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  48. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12530/frith.html
  49. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4350/toothill_fort.html
  50. http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12568/tourner_bury.html
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Bibliography
  • Cunliffe, Barry (1983). Danebury: Anatomy of an Iron Age Hillfort. Batsford Ltd. ISBN 0-7134-0998-3 
  • 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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