Hill forts · South East England
Ashleys Copse
Ashleys Copse — Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Grateley · 6.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ashleys Copse is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England". Coordinates: 51.1128°, -1.6304°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Porton Down SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ashley's Copse is the site of an Iron Age hillfort, about 8 miles (13 km) northeast of the city of Salisbury, England, straddling the border between the counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire. The site is a scheduled monument. Half the site is wooded, and here can be found the best preserved earthworks, but there is also visible evidence of some of the earthworks on the eastern spur of the hill. To the southeast of the fort lies a steep valley, forming a natural defence. The flanks to the north and east are also tightly contoured but the ground on the other aspects slopes less steeply. The fort site is not on the summit of the (unnamed) hill, but lies slightly to the east of the 166m AOD summit, at between 155m and 160m AOD.
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- Coordinates
- 51.1128, -1.6304
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Winterslow
- Postcode
- SP5 1BW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Grateley — 6.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q4805653 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ashleys Copse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ashleys Copse?
- Ashleys Copse is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP5 1BW), in the parish of Winterslow.
- Is Ashleys Copse a protected site?
- Yes — Ashleys Copse is part of the Porton Down SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Ashleys Copse free to visit?
- Yes, Ashleys Copse is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ashleys Copse?
- The nearest railway station is Grateley, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SP5 1BW.