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Hillbury hillfort

England
List entry 1017797
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017797
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.52 hectares
Grid reference
SU 91101 46837
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hillbury hillfort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located near Albury in Surrey, England. The site is defined by a single massive rampart with an external ditch, enclosing an oval area of approximately 3.5 hectares on the summit of the chalk ridge. Dating to the Iron Age, the hillfort represents a form of defensive settlement characteristic of southern Britain during the pre-Roman period. The earthworks remain substantially visible today, though somewhat reduced by later agricultural activity and tree planting on the site.

Hillbury hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017797. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Hillbury hillfort?

Hillbury hillfort is an Iron Age fortified settlement located near Albury in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017797.

Who is responsible for protecting Hillbury hillfort?

Hillbury hillfort is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017797.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hillbury hillfort?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglo-Saxon fortified centre at Eashing (4.8 km), Bridge, east end of Tilford Common (5 km), Bridge, north end of Tilford Green (5.1 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Anglo-Saxon fortified centre at Eashing
4.8 km
Bridge, east end of Tilford Common
5 km
Bridge, north end of Tilford Green
5.1 km
Pair of bowl barrows on Thursley Common
5.9 km
Bowl barrow 200m east of Penmead Copse: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 430m north of Thursley Lake: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
6.8 km
Bowl barrow 400m north-east of the sewage works: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
6.9 km
Bowl barrow on Witley Common 250m north of Stable Lake: one of a group of four bowl barrows on Witley Common
7 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hillbury hillfort

Hillbury hillfort stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.

The wider landscape

Around Hillbury hillfort

SilchesterRoman town · ~19.4 miles
Domesday entry for Rodsall, Surrey →
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