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Norsebury Ring is a prehistoric hillfort located in Hampshire, England. The monument comprises a roughly circular enclosure defined by a single bank and ditch, typical of Iron Age defensive settlements in southern England. Dating to the Iron Age period, the site represents a significant example of the fortified settlements that characterised the landscape during the first millennium before the Common Era. The earthwork remains visible as an archaeological feature, though its exact function within the broader settlement hierarchy of the Hampshire Iron Age has not been definitively established by excavation.
Norsebury Ring hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020317. View the official record →
Norsebury Ring is a prehistoric hillfort located in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020317.
Norsebury Ring 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 1020317.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late Iron Age settlement site N of Grace's Farm (6.6 km), Iron Age field system, banjo enclosure and Romano-British villa, 500m east of Woodham Farm. (6.8 km), 'Banjo type' native settlement (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Norsebury Ring hillfort'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.
Norsebury Ring hillfort stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.