Borough Hill: two Iron Age hillforts and a defended enclosure, two Bronze Age barrows, a Roman building complex and barrow cemetery

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History & significance

Borough Hill is a complex multiphase archaeological site in Northamptonshire combining evidence of settlement and ritual activity spanning from the Bronze Age to the Roman period. The site comprises two Iron Age hillforts with associated defended enclosures, Bronze Age burial mounds, and substantial Roman structural remains including a building complex and extensive barrow cemetery, demonstrating continuous or repeated occupation and use across more than a millennium. The topographical prominence of the location and the layering of successive defensive and residential features reflect changing patterns of settlement hierarchy and land use throughout prehistory and into the Roman period. The archaeological and earthwork evidence at Borough Hill provides significant insight into the development of Iron Age political organisation in the East Midlands and the character of Romano-British settlement in the region.

Borough Hill: two Iron Age hillforts and a defended enclosure, two Bronze Age barrows, a Roman building complex and barrow cemetery is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010696. View the official record →

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