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Hunsbury Hill is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Northampton in Northamptonshire. The site is defined by multiple concentric defensive banks and ditches, which represent a sophisticated approach to fortification characteristic of later Iron Age settlement hierarchies in the East Midlands region. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of intensive occupation and craft activity, including metalworking, suggesting the hillfort functioned as a significant settlement centre during the later Iron Age period. The monument's multiple lines of defences and the archaeological finds recovered from the site indicate it held strategic and economic importance within the landscape of pre-Roman Britain.
Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012150. View the official record →
Hunsbury Hill is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Northampton in Northamptonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012150.
Multivallate hillfort at Hunsbury 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 1012150.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Eleanor Cross 1km south west of Delapre Abbey (1.6 km), Upton bowl barrow (1.7 km), Saxon palace complex and Saxon and medieval urban deposits in the centre of Northampton (2.3 km).
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