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There are over 1,350 known hill forts in England and Wales.[1] Given the effects of erosion, some smaller sites have been destroyed and the actual number of hill forts constructed was probably higher, possibly around 1,600. England's hill forts are concentrated in the south and west, with especially high numbers in the south-western peninsula (Devon and Cornwall have a total of 285 hill forts). There are also 570 hill forts in Wales, and some in Scotland.[1] Although some originate in the Bronze Age, the majority of hill forts in Britain were constructed during the Iron Age (about 8th century BC to the Roman conquest of Britain). There was a trend in the 2nd century BC for hill forts to fall out of use.[2]
Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Bristol
Buckinghamshire
- Aylesbury,[10] Boddington Camp,[10] Bulstrode Park Camp[10]
- Cheddington, Cholesbury Camp,[10] Church Hill, West Wycombe[10]
- Danesborough Camp,[10] Desborough Castle,[10]
- Gerrards Cross,
- Ivinghoe,[10]
- Keep hill,[10] Kimbles,
- Maid's Moreton,[10] Medmenham Camp, Medmenham (Danesfield Camp),[10]
- Norbury[10]
- Pulpit Hill[10][11]
- Seven Ways Plain (Burnham Beeches),[10] Southend Hill,[10] States House Hillfort,[10]
- Taplow,[10]
- West Wycombe Camp, Whelpley Hill.[10]
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cleveland
Cornwall
- Allabury,[16] St Agnes Beacon,[17] St Allen,[17] Ash Bury,[17]
- Bury Castle,[17] Bury Down, Lanreath,[17] Blacketon Rings,[17] Bosigran Castle,[17]
- Cadson Bury,[17] Caer Bran, Caer Dane,[17] Carn Brea,[17] Castle Dore, Castle an Dinas, St. Columb Major, Castle Killibury Camp (also known as Kelly Rounds),[17] Castle Pencaire (Breage),[17] Chûn Castle, Crane Castle,[17] St Cuby's Church[16]
- Dean Point,[17] Demelza Castle,[17] St Dennis Hill Fort,[16] Dingerein Castle,[17] Dodman Point, St Dominick Hillfort,[17] Dunmere fort,[17] Dunterton Hillfort,[17]
- Faughan,[17]
- Gear fort,[17] Golden Camp,[17] Gurnard's Head,
- Hall Rings,[17] Helbury Castle,[17] Hilton Wood Castle,[17]
- Kelsey Head,[16][17] Kenidjack Castle,[17] Kenwyn Hillfort,[17] Kestle Rings,[17]
- Ladock Hillfort,[17] Largin Castle,[17] Lescudjack Hill Fort, Lesingey Round,[16] Liveloe,[17]
- Maen Castle,[17]
- Nattlebury[17] St Newlyn East,[17] St Newlyn East (Fiddlers Green),[17]
- Padderbury,[17] Pencarrow Rounds,[17] Penhargard Castle,[17] Polyphant Hillfort,[17] Prideaux Castle, Prospidnick Hill,[17]
- Rame Head, Redcliff Castle,[17] Resugga Castle,[17] Rough Tor,[17] Round Wood,[17] The Rumps,
- Stowe's Pound,[16] St Stephens Beacon,[17]
- Tregarrick Tor,[16] Trereen Dinas,[17] Tregeare Rounds,[16][17] Trelaske hillfort,[17] Trencrom Hill,[16] Treryn Dinas,[17] Tresawsen (Perranzabuloe),[17] Trevelque Head,[16] Trewinnion,[17] Trewardreva,[17] Treyarnon fort,[17]
- Warbstow Bury,[16]
- Yearle's Wood[17]'
Cumbria
- Allen Knott (Troutbeck),[18]
- Black Castle Hill,[18]
- Carrock Fell,[18] Castle Crag (Borrowdale),[18] Castle Crag (Haweswater),[18] Castle Crag (Thirlmere),[18] Castle Head hillfort,[18] Castle How Hillfort,[18] Castle Howe,[19] Castlesteads (Askham),[18] Castlesteads (Natland),[18] Croglam Castle,[18]
- Dunmallard Hillfort,[18] Dyke House fort,[18]
- Kingmoor,[18] Knipe Scar, Thrimby,[18]
- Recastle Crag,[18]
- Stainton Hillfort,[18] Swarthy Hill, Crosscanonby,[18]
Derbyshire
Devon
- Beacon Castle, Belbury Castle, Berry Castle, Black Dog, Berry Castle, Weare Giffard, Berry Head, Berry camp, Berry's Wood, Blackbury Camp, Blackdown Rings, Bolt Tail, Boringdon Camp, Bremridge Wood, Brent Hill, Brent Tor, Burley Wood, Burridge Fort
- Cadbury Castle, Devon, Capton, Castle Close, Castle Dyke, Little Haldon, Castle Head, Devon, Castle Hill, Torrington, Clovelly Dykes, Cotley Castle, Cranbrook Castle, Cranmore Castle, Cunnilear Camp
- Denbury Hill, Dewerstone, Dolbury, Dumpdon Hill, Embury Beacon
- Halwell Camp, Hawkesdown Hill, Hembury, Hembury Castle, Tythecott, High Peak, Devon, Hillsborough, Devon, Holbury, Holbeton, Holne Chase Castle, Huntsham castle
- Kentisbury Down, Killerton, Knowle Hill Castle,
- Lee Wood
- Membury Castle, Milber Down, Mockham Down, Musbury Castle, Myrtlebury
- Newberry Castle, Noss, Dartmouth,
- Peppercombe Castle, Posbury, Prestonbury castle
- Raddon Top, Roborough Castle,
- Seaton Down, Shoulsbury castle, Sidbury Castle, Slapton Castle, Smythapark, Stanborough, Stockland Castle, Stoke Hill
- Voley Castle,
- Wasteberry Camp, Wind Hill, Windbury Head, Woodbury Castle, Woodbury, Dartmouth, Wooston Castle,
- Yarrowbury, Yellowberries Copse
Dorset
- Abbotsbury Castle, Allington, Dorset,
- Badbury Rings, Bindon Hill
- Coney's Castle,
- Eggardon Hill,
- Flower's Barrow,
- Hambledon Hill, Hod Hill,
- Lambert's Castle, Lewesdon Hill,
- Maiden Castle, Dorset,
- Pilsdon Pen, Poundbury Hill
East Sussex
Essex
Gloucestershire
- Abbey Camp,[9]
- Bloody Acre,[9]
- Bury Hill, Winterbourne,[9]
- Camp Hill, Thornbury,[9]
- Cleeve Hill,
- Crickley Hill,
- Dyrham Camp,[9]
- Elberton Camp,[9]
- Horton Camp[9]
- Little Sodbury,[9]
- Lydney Park
- Knole Park Camp[9]
- Solsbury Hill[9]
- The Castle, Tytherington,[9]
- Tog Hill, Cold Ashton,[9]
- Uley Bury
- Welshbury Hill
Greater Manchester
Hampshire
- Ashleys Copse,[21] Balksbury,[22]
- Beacon Hill,[23] Bevisbury,[24] Buckland Rings,[25] Bullsdown Camp,[26] Bury Hill,[27]
- Caesar's Camp,[28] Castle Hill,[29] Chilworth Ring,[30]
- Danebury,[31] Dunwood Camp,[32]
- Frankenbury Camp,[33]
- Gorley Hill,[34]
- Hamble Common Camp,[35]
- Knoll Camp,[36]
- Ladle Hill,[37] Lockerley Camp,[38]
- Merdon Castle,[39]
- Norsebury Ring[40]
- Old Winchester Hill,[41] Oliver's Battery,[42] Oram's Arbour,[43]
- Quarley Hill,[44]
- St. Catherine's Hill,[45]
- Tidbury Ring,[46] The Frith,[47] Toothill Fort[48] Tourner Bury,[49]
- Whitsbury Castle,[50] Winklebury,[51] Woolbury[52]
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Norfolk
North Yorkshire
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
- Callaly Castle
- Castle Hill
- Camp Knowe
- Clinch Castle
- Ewe Hill
- Gibbs Hill
- Great Hetha
- Greaves Ash
- Humbleton Hill
- Little Cleugh
- Lordenshaws
- Old Fawdon Hill
- Prendwick Chesters
- West Hill
- Yeavering Bell
Oxfordshire
- Alfred's Castle (part of Berkshire until 1974),
- Badbury Hill (part of Berkshire until 1974), Blewburton Hill (part of Berkshire until 1974),
- Chastleton Barrow, Cherbury Camp (part of Berkshire until 1974),
- Dyke Hills,
- Knollbury,
- Eynsham Hall Camp,
- Hardwell Castle,
- Ilbury,
- Lyneham Camp, also called The Roundabout,
- Madmarston Hill,
- Segsbury Camp (part of Berkshire until 1974),
- Tadmarton Heath,
- Uffington Castle (part of Berkshire until 1974),
- Wittenham Clumps (part of Berkshire until 1974)
Shropshire
Somerset
- Backwell Hillfort,[9] Banwell Camp,[9] Bat's Castle, Bathampton Down, Berwick,[9] Black Ball Camp, Blacker's Hill, Brean Down, Brent Knoll, Burgh Walls Camp,[9] Burrington Camp,[9] Burledge Hill, Bury Castle, Somerset,
- Cadbury Camp (Tickenham), Cadbury Castle, Somerset (South Cadbury), Cadbury Hill (Congresbury), Cannington Camp, Castle Neroche, Clatworthy Camp, Cleeve Toot, Compton Dundon, Conygar Hillfort,[9] Cow Castle
- Daw's Castle, Dinghurst fort,[9] Dolebury Warren, Dowsborough,[9]
- Elworthy Barrows, Elborough Hill[9]
- Ham Hill, Somerset, Highbury Hill, Clutton,[9]
- Kenwalch's Castle, Kingsdown Camp, *Little Down[9]
- Maes Knoll, Maesbury Castle
- Norton Camp,
- Plainsfield Camp,
- Ruborough Camp,
- Small Down Knoll, Stantonbury Camp,[9] Sweetworthy,
- Taps Combe Camp,[9] Trendle Ring, Tunley Camp[9]
- Wain's Hill, Clevedon,[9] Worlebury Camp[9]
South Yorkshire
Staffordshire
Surrey
West Sussex
West Yorkshire
Wiltshire
- Barbury Castle, Battlesbury Camp, Bincknoll Castle currently unproven, Bratton Camp, Bury Camp,
- Castle Ditches, Castle Hill, Casterley Camp, Castle Rings, Chisbury, Chiselbury, Chisenbury Camp, Clearbury Ring, Cley Hill, Codford Circle (also known as Oldbury Camp, Wilsbury Ring, and Woldsbury).
- Ebsbury,
- Fosbury Camp, Figsbury Ring,
- Grovely castle[55]
- Knook Castle
- Liddington Castle, Little Woodbury,
- Caer Bladon (modern Malmesbury)
- Martinshill Fort, Membury Camp,
- Ogbury Camp, Oldbury Castle, Old Sarum, Oliver's Castle,
- Park Hill Camp,
- Ringsbury Camp, Rybury,
- Scratchbury Camp, Sidbury Hill
- Vespasian's Camp,
- Whitesheet Castle, Winklebury Camp,
- Yarnbury Castle
Worcestershire
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 Castle an Dinas, Cornwall |
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