Hollingbury Castle, Iron Age partial contour fort in Hollingbury, Brighton and Hove, England.
The hillfort occupies 9 acres on Hollingbury Hill, featuring a single bank and ditch that forms a square shape with rounded corners and entrances on east and west sides.
Archaeological excavations in 1931 revealed evidence of an earlier enclosure, with postholes indicating a box rampart filled with rubble and reinforced with timber construction techniques.
The fort contains three Bronze Age bowl barrows arranged in a north-south line, with the southernmost structure serving as a medieval and post-medieval beacon site.
The site connects to public walking trails and stands next to Hollingbury Park Golf Course, providing access routes for visitors to explore the archaeological remains.
Excavations between 1967 and 1969 uncovered five round houses from the early 6th century BC in the southwestern corner of the fortification.
Location: East Sussex
Location: Brighton and Hove
Part of: Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury
GPS coordinates: 50.85540,-0.12300
Latest update: March 6, 2025 20:25
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