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The Trundle is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located on St Roche's Hill near Goodwood in West Sussex, England. The site comprises multiple concentric ditches interrupted by causeways, a characteristic defensive and communal feature of the fourth millennium BC, with subsequent Iron Age occupation evidenced by an overlying hillfort structure. The causewayed enclosure represents one of the early monumental gathering and ritual sites of Neolithic Britain, whilst the later Iron Age fortification demonstrates the site's continued strategic importance as a defensive settlement. Excavation has revealed material culture spanning several millennia, making The Trundle significant for understanding both Neolithic communal practices and Iron Age settlement patterns in southern England.
The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018034. View the official record →
The Trundle is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure located on St Roche's Hill near Goodwood in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018034.
The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche's 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 1018034.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, earthwork E of Chichester Barracks extending 600yds (550m) (4.7 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (5.1 km), Chichester Dyke, earthwork extending N 360yds (330m) from Otter Memorial College (5.3 km).
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