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Oliver's Battery is a univallate hillfort situated on Abbotstone Down near Alresford in Hampshire, England. The monument consists of a single defensive rampart with an external ditch, enclosing an area of approximately three hectares, and is considered a relatively modest example of Iron Age fortification characteristic of south-central England. The site likely dates to the later Iron Age, though precise dating remains uncertain without extensive excavation. Oliver's Battery forms part of the broader pattern of hillfort construction in Hampshire and represents an important element of the county's later prehistoric defensive landscape.
Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near Alresford is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010867. View the official record →
Oliver's Battery is a univallate hillfort situated on Abbotstone Down near Alresford in Hampshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010867.
Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near Alresford 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 1010867.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted village of Abbotstone (2.4 km), Alresford Bridge (3.3 km), 'Banjo type' native settlement (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near Alresford's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Oliver's Battery: a hillfort on Abbotstone Down near Alresford stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.