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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 ramparts and ditches that enclose an area of approximately 6 acres, making it one of the more substantial hillforts of the East Midlands region. Occupation and use of the hillfort is concentrated in the later Iron Age, with archaeological evidence suggesting activity during the third and second centuries BC. The monument remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in central England.
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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