Quarley Hill
51°10′47″N 1°37′34″W / 51.1796°N 1.6260°W / 51.1796; -1.6260
Quarley Hill is the site of an Iron Age univallate hill fort in Hampshire, southern England. The hill affords commanding views of the surrounding countryside.
Oval in plan, the fort is in good condition with a counter-scarp and well defined entrances at north-east and south-west. It is built on the site of an earlier palisade enclosure.[1] There is evidence of prehistoric activity in the area including four large Bronze Age ditches radiating from the hill fort,[1] believed to be part of a Bronze Age farming settlement, and a barrow cemetery about a mile away to the north.[2] There is also evidence for a Roman settlement on the northeast side of the hill,[1] with Roman coins of Maximum II and Constantine the Great, and other sherds found in 1951.[1]
Today, the ditches and ramparts are for the most part clear, with the centre of the site given over to small trees and shrubs. The site is recorded as a scheduled ancient monument no.67.[1][3]
The fort is surrounded by a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Quarley Hill Fort.[4]
Location
The site is at grid reference SU263423, to the south-west of the village of Quarley, and to the north-west of the village of Grateley in the county of Hampshire. The Port Way Roman road passes just to the south of the hill, running southwest to northeast. The hill's summit is at 172 metres above sea level.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e http://www.hants.gov.uk/hampshiretreasures/vol08/page180.html Hampshire Treasures website
- ^ http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4918/quarley_hill.html The modern Antiquarian: Quarley Hill
- ^ Historic England. "Quarley Hill camp (1001952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Quarley Hill Fort". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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