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Torberry hillfort is an Iron Age fortification located near Graffham in West Sussex, England. The site comprises a univallate enclosure defined by a single substantial bank and ditch, which encloses an area of approximately three hectares on the summit of Torberry Hill. The hillfort likely dates to the Middle Iron Age, corresponding with the broader period of hillfort construction in southern England during the first millennium BC. Archaeological evidence and topographical survey have confirmed its defensive character, though like many Sussex hillforts it has been subject to later disturbance and cultivation.
Torberry hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015966. View the official record →
Torberry hillfort is an Iron Age fortification located near Graffham in West Sussex, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015966.
Torberry 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 1015966.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Linear boundary 310m north west of the Tansley Stone on Bow Hill (9.9 km), Cross dyke on northern spur of Bow Hill, 500m north east of the Tansley Stone (9.9 km), Twin bell barrow and a bowl barrow on Asdean Down (10 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Torberry 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.
Torberry hillfort stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.