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Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540

England

List entry 1004667

Nation

England

The designation

Reference

List entry 1004667

Authority

Historic England (NHLE)

Status

Scheduled Monument

Scheduled area

3.81 hectares

Grid reference

SU 25978 34860

Boundary

Scheduled area

Overview

History & significance

Ashley's Copse is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Hampshire, England. The fort is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age fortification design, and occupies a commanding position that would have served both defensive and administrative functions during the later prehistoric period. The site dates to the Iron Age, representing the settlement patterns and social organisation of communities in southern Britain during this era. As a scheduled ancient monument, Ashley's Copse contributes to our understanding of Iron Age settlement hierarchy and defensive architecture across Hampshire.

Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004667. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540?

Ashley's Copse is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004667.

Who is responsible for protecting Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540?

Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540 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 1004667.

What other scheduled monuments are near Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse (2.4 km), Roman road immediately south east of Buckholt Farm (3.7 km), Bowl barrow 90m west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill (5.6 km).

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Overview

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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

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Target Zones

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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse

2.4 km

Roman road immediately south east of Buckholt Farm

3.7 km

Bowl barrow 90m west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill

5.6 km

Bowl barrow 20m south west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill

5.7 km

Two bowl barrows 90m south of Hill Lodge: part of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill

The ground beneath

The bedrock under Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540

Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540 stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse See also HAMPSHIRE 540

Old SarumArchaeological site · ~7.8 miles StonehengeArchaeological site · ~9.7 miles WinchesterRoman town · ~14.1 miles MildenhallRoman town · ~21.6 miles First Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~22.6 miles Battle of Roundway Down 1643Battle (1643) · ~24.3 miles

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