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The Roundabout hillfort is a Late Bronze Age fortified settlement located near Barter's Hill Farm in Oxfordshire. The site is defined by substantial earthwork defences comprising a single rampart and ditch system that encloses an area of approximately two hectares. Archaeological evidence suggests occupation during the Late Bronze Age, a period when such hillforts served as centres for storage, craft production, and community gathering rather than primarily defensive strongholds. The monument survives today as upstanding earthworks that remain visible across the landscape, contributing to the archaeological record of Iron Age and Bronze Age settlement patterns in the Midlands region.
The Roundabout hillfort, 460m west of Barter's Hill Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015412. View the official record →
The Roundabout hillfort is a Late Bronze Age fortified settlement located near Barter's Hill Farm in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015412.
The Roundabout hillfort, 460m west of Barter's Hill Farm 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 1015412.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of Langley Palace royal hunting lodge, an associated enclosure and later garden earthworks at Langley Farm (5.8 km), Site of 19th century pottery factory NW of Leafield (6 km), Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church (6.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Roundabout hillfort, 460m west of Barter's Hill Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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The Roundabout hillfort, 460m west of Barter's Hill Farm stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.