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HER 1487 - Iron Age promontory hillfort, Hillbury
Scheduled Monument
Hillbury is an Iron Age hillfort comprising a single bank and ditch on three sides, north and south ramparts follow the contours and the eastern rampart cuts across the neck of the plateau, the regular shape of which has dictated the shape of the camp.
The monument has been broken through in a number of places by tracks and is mutilated in the north-east corner by quarrying but a probable original entrance is recognisable in the s side where there is the faint trace of a causeway. The site most probably served a defensive purpose.
Excavation in 1887 by F James and F Lasham produced only finds, including a flint scraper, flakes, animal bone and ashes.
Scheduled Monument.
Monument Information| Record Type | Monument |
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| Scheduled Monument Number | 29296 |
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| Condition | Poor |
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Location| Grid Reference | SU 911 468 |
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| Parish | Puttenham |
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| Parish (old) | Puttenham |
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| District | Guildford, Surrey |
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| Map Square | SU94NW |
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| Geology | Folkestone Beds |
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| Geology | Folkestone Beds |
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| Geology | Folkestone Beds |
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Type and Period| Evidence Type | Monument Type | Date Range: |
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EARTHWORK SUB SURFACE DEPOSIT
| FORT HILLFORT
| Prehistoric Iron Age
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Archaeological History| Activity | Person & Organisation | Dates | |
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| field survey |
Currie, C K
CKCA | 2000-06-01 |  |
| Description | Survey undertaken under the direction of C Currie of CKCA, as part of the Community Archaeology Project, for SCC and SyAS, to assess whether the study area should be designated as an ASHLV. Both documentary research and fieldwork added greatly to existing knowledge and confirmed the reports of later 19th century antiquarians who had identified extensive prehistoric and Roman activity in the area. See individual HER records for details of features. |
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| Location | Surrey,
Guildford,
Puttenham,
|
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| Grid Reference | SU 911 468 |
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Associated Sources| Title | Author | Type | More info |
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| CKC Archaeology |
Currie, C K
| document | more... | | Reference | An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 1: historical text and appendices |
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| Reference | 31/03/01 |
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| Reference | Volume 1: historical text and appendices |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 1 of 3 |
|---|
| Holding Location |
Surrey HER
1 part
|
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| |
|
| field survey |
Currie, C K
CKCA | 2000-06-01 |  |
| Description | Survey undertaken under the direction of C Currie of CKCA, as part of the Community Archaeology Project, for SCC and SyAS, to assess whether the study area should be designated as an ASHLV. Both documentary research and fieldwork added greatly to existing knowledge and confirmed the reports of later 19th century antiquarians who had identified extensive prehistoric and Roman activity in the area. See individual HER records for details of features. |
|---|
| Location | Surrey,
Guildford,
Puttenham,
|
|---|
| Grid Reference | SU 911 468 |
|---|
Associated Sources| Title | Author | Type | More info |
|---|
| CKC Archaeology |
Currie, C K
| document | more... | | Reference | An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 2: archaeological inventory |
|---|
| Reference | 31/03/01 |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 2: archaeological inventory |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 2 of 3 |
|---|
| Holding Location |
Surrey HER
1 part
|
|---|
| |
|
| field survey |
Currie, C K
CKCA | 2000-06-01 |  |
| Description | Survey undertaken under the direction of C Currie of CKCA, as part of the Community Archaeology Project, for SCC and SyAS, to assess whether the study area should be designated as an ASHLV. Both documentary research and fieldwork added greatly to existing knowledge and confirmed the reports of later 19th century antiquarians who had identified extensive prehistoric and Roman activity in the area. See individual HER records for details of features. |
|---|
| Location | Surrey,
Guildford,
Puttenham,
|
|---|
| Grid Reference | SU 911 468 |
|---|
Associated Sources| Title | Author | Type | More info |
|---|
| CKC Archaeology |
Currie, C K
| document | more... | | Reference | An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 3: maps |
|---|
| Reference | 31/03/01 |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 3: maps |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 3 of 3 |
|---|
| Holding Location |
Surrey HER
1 part
|
|---|
| |
|
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/1895
| 12 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/60
| 57 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/01
| 88 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/02
| 89 | Surrey HER | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: 31/03/01
Ref: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: Volume 2 of 3
| 2 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: 31/03/01
Ref: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: Volume 2 of 3
| 2 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: English Heritage - Heritage at Risk Register 2009
Ref: 30/06/09
| | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Source| Details | Volume | Holding Information | Publisher Information | Pages |
|---|
| field survey |
Currie, C K
CKCA | 2000-06-01 |  |
| Description | Survey undertaken under the direction of C Currie of CKCA, as part of the Community Archaeology Project, for SCC and SyAS, to assess whether the study area should be designated as an ASHLV. Both documentary research and fieldwork added greatly to existing knowledge and confirmed the reports of later 19th century antiquarians who had identified extensive prehistoric and Roman activity in the area. See individual HER records for details of features. |
|---|
| Location | Surrey,
Guildford,
Puttenham,
|
|---|
| Grid Reference | SU 911 468 |
|---|
Associated Sources| Title | Author | Type | More info |
|---|
| CKC Archaeology |
Currie, C K
| document | more... | | Reference | An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 1: historical text and appendices |
|---|
| Reference | 31/03/01 |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 1: historical text and appendices |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 1 of 3 |
|---|
| Holding Location |
Surrey HER
1 part
|
|---|
| |
|
| field survey |
Currie, C K
CKCA | 2000-06-01 |  |
| Description | Survey undertaken under the direction of C Currie of CKCA, as part of the Community Archaeology Project, for SCC and SyAS, to assess whether the study area should be designated as an ASHLV. Both documentary research and fieldwork added greatly to existing knowledge and confirmed the reports of later 19th century antiquarians who had identified extensive prehistoric and Roman activity in the area. See individual HER records for details of features. |
|---|
| Location | Surrey,
Guildford,
Puttenham,
|
|---|
| Grid Reference | SU 911 468 |
|---|
Associated Sources| Title | Author | Type | More info |
|---|
| CKC Archaeology |
Currie, C K
| document | more... | | Reference | An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 2: archaeological inventory |
|---|
| Reference | 31/03/01 |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 2: archaeological inventory |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 2 of 3 |
|---|
| Holding Location |
Surrey HER
1 part
|
|---|
| |
|
| field survey |
Currie, C K
CKCA | 2000-06-01 |  |
| Description | Survey undertaken under the direction of C Currie of CKCA, as part of the Community Archaeology Project, for SCC and SyAS, to assess whether the study area should be designated as an ASHLV. Both documentary research and fieldwork added greatly to existing knowledge and confirmed the reports of later 19th century antiquarians who had identified extensive prehistoric and Roman activity in the area. See individual HER records for details of features. |
|---|
| Location | Surrey,
Guildford,
Puttenham,
|
|---|
| Grid Reference | SU 911 468 |
|---|
Associated Sources| Title | Author | Type | More info |
|---|
| CKC Archaeology |
Currie, C K
| document | more... | | Reference | An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 3: maps |
|---|
| Reference | 31/03/01 |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 3: maps |
|---|
| Reference | Volume 3 of 3 |
|---|
| Holding Location |
Surrey HER
1 part
|
|---|
| |
|
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/1895
| 12 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/60
| 57 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/01
| 88 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: Surrey Archaeological Collections
Ref: 31/12/02
| 89 | Surrey HER | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: 31/03/01
Ref: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: Volume 2 of 3
| 2 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: An Archaeological and historical survey of Puttenham proposed ASHLV: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: 31/03/01
Ref: Volume 2: archaeological inventory
Ref: Volume 2 of 3
| 2 | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
Ref: English Heritage - Heritage at Risk Register 2009
Ref: 30/06/09
| | Surrey HER1 part | | 148-9, 46 |
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