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King John's Hill is a hillfort located in Hampshire, England. The site occupies a prominent position on elevated ground and represents defensive earthwork construction characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns in southern England. The hillfort is scheduled as an ancient monument, reflecting its archaeological importance and protected status within the national heritage record. Its precise chronology and constructional phases, like many Hampshire hillforts, relate to the Iron Age period when such fortified settlements served as centres of territorial control and community organisation across the region.
Hillfort on King John's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020314. View the official record →
King John's Hill is a hillfort located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020314.
Hillfort on King John's Hill 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 1020314.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery, Roman road and hollow ways 200m south west of Woolmer Cottages (6.3 km), Round barrow cemetery on Woolmer Down, 540m south of Woolmer Pond Cottage (6.9 km), Bowl barrow 820m ESE of Woolmer Pond Cottage (7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort on King John's Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Hillfort on King John's Hill stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.