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Hambledon Hill

United Kingdom / England / Sturminster Newton /
 neolithic age, hillfort, iron age

This magnificent Iron Age hillfort conceals traces of earlier periods. There are two Neolithic causewayed enclosures, one in the central part and a smaller one on the south-eastern spur of the hill, and a long barrow, 73m long, in the middle section . The hillfort is encircled by double ramparts and on the south-east, a double ditch was built to increase the defences.
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Coordinates:   50°54'46"N   2°13'22"W
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