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Here’s the glorious multivallate Iron Age hillfort (and Roman fort) atop #HodHill #Dorset @nationaltrust 😍looking east in this aerial photo from 2016 © Jo and Sue Crane
A thread to celebrate #HillfortsWednesday
A thread to celebrate #HillfortsWednesday
Double ramparts define the 22ha hillfort of Hod Hill #Dorset except on the W with a single bank. Quarry pits form a line behind the ramparts. A Roman fort occupies the NW
Digital terrain model planlauf/TERRAIN from @HenryRothwell digitaldigging.net/hod-hill-dorse…
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Digital terrain model planlauf/TERRAIN from @HenryRothwell digitaldigging.net/hod-hill-dorse…
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The 2.6ha Roman fort at Hod Hill dates to c AD 44-52. It reused the N and W ramparts of the hillfort and was defended on its S and E sides by a rampart and 3 ditches
Excavations in 1951-8 revealed much of the internal structure
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Excavations in 1951-8 revealed much of the internal structure
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