Arbury Banks, Iron Age hillfort in Ashwell, England
The hillfort features defensive earthworks with a ditch measuring 6 meters wide and 4.5 meters deep, surrounded by internal embankments reaching 2.5 meters in width.
Constructed between 1000-700 BC during the late Bronze Age, Arbury Banks stands as one of six similar hillforts along the northern Chilterns chalk landscape.
Archaeological excavations have revealed evidence of rectangular enclosures, hut circles, and pits indicating settlement patterns of Iron Age communities in Hertfordshire.
The monument extends 290 meters from northeast to southwest and 245 meters from northwest to southeast, with two entrance causeways at opposite ends.
The site belongs to the Beacons of the Past project, which studies prehistoric archaeological structures within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Location: Ashwell
GPS coordinates: 52.03245,-0.16269
Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:49
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