Investigating the Iron Age - post Roman period in southern England #HillfortsWednesday Tweets by Miles Russell. Project video blog @DuroDigDiaries
Mar 16, 2022 • 13 tweets • 15 min read
It's #HillfortsWednesday and here’s the curiously enigmatic (and infrequently examined) prehistoric earthwork enclosures atop the wonderfully named Thundersbarrow Hill #WestSussex@sdnpa 😍
It's impressive today, but how did it look in prehistory?
A thread on our favourite recreations / reconstructions from books, guides and on-site signage 👇👇
Arguably the most famous hillfort in Britain, the multivallate Maiden Castle #Dorset encloses over 17ha and comprises many phases of construction and modification the appearance of which can be difficult to convey
It’s #HillfortsWednesday and we wonder if the Iron Age univallate Trundle has ever looked more gorgeous than in this incredible pic by @DavidRAbram here, looking N towards the mist swathed #WestSussex Weald 🤩
For more of David’s stunning photos see:
davidabram.co.uk/ancient-britain
The Iron Age ramparts of the Trundle #WestSussex partially enclose the spiral circuit of an earlier causewayed enclosure, the remains of which can be seen in this epic photo by @DavidRAbram
Figsbury Ring comprises a fine set of prehistoric enclosure systems on the chalk above Salisbury in #Wiltshire looked after by @nationaltrust@NatTrustArch
A short thread for #HillfortsWednesday
Figsbury Ring, once known as Chlorus Camp, #Wiltshire@NatTrustArch - The outer circuit encloses 6.2ha with entrances on the E and W
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