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Hambledon Hill ramparts — National Trust North and West Dorset

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Hambledon Hill ramparts — National Trust North and West Dorset

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2.49km

60m

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A 1.5-mile walk (2.4 km) around a sprawling Iron Age hillfort is one of the most Dorset things you can do as this beautiful county is brimming with ancient history. Hambledon Hill, in Child Okeford, is one of Dorset’s most amazing examples of defensive earthworks and this route leads you…

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Last updated: July 22, 2024

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Hambledon Hill Ramparts

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From this vantage point you get a good idea of the scale of the three ramparts which formed the fortifications of the hill. The steep banks and ditches would have made it a formidable defensive fort.

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Hambledon Hill Iron Age hill fort

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Hambledon Hill is hailed as one of the best-preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain and is one of the most iconic Neolithic landscapes in Europe. Towering 623 feet (190 …

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1.66 km

802 m

< 100 m

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1.74 km

747 m

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Wednesday 27 May

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December 21, 2021

A 1.5-mile walk (2.4 km) around a sprawling Iron Age hillfort is one of the most Dorset things you can do as this beautiful county is brimming with ancient history. Hambledon Hill, in Child Okeford, is one of Dorset’s most amazing examples of defensive earthworks and this route leads you through them

June 24, 2022

For more information about our Hillforts follow this link to our Dorset Hillfort guide:

nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/hambledon-hill/documents/dorsets-hillforts-a-visitors-guide.pdf

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