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Wandlebury Hill Fort
Wandlebury Hill Fort — hillfort in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Shelford · 3.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Wandlebury Hill Fort is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in Cambridgeshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.1588°, 0.1827°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Roman Road SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wandlebury Hill Fort, also known as the Wandlebury Ring, is an Iron Age hillfort located on Wandlebury Hill in the Gog Magog Hills, Cambridgeshire, England, to the southeast of Cambridge. Now a country park, it was the most important of three hillforts in the downs.
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Background
History
The first hillfort was constructed in about 400 BC, consisting of "a substantial outer ditch and an inner rampart bank of chalk rubble and soil, enclosing a circular area of about 6 ha." A second ditch and bank circuit was added on the inner side of the first rampart in the 1st century BC, and a low counterscarp bank added around the perimeter. The inner ring had a wooden palisading to deter invaders. Wandlebury was a border settlement. There is evidence that it was occupied by the Romans. Two pottery sequences have been found establishing two separate construction phases. It may have been inhabited into the 1st century AD. The site has undergone considerable change since the 17th century.…
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- Coordinates
- 52.1588, 0.1827
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- South Cambridgeshire
- Parish
- Stapleford
- Postcode
- CB22 3AE
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Cambridgeshire
- Nearest railway station
- Shelford — 3.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7967271 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wandlebury Hill Fort (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wandlebury Hill Fort Fortification.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wandlebury Hill Fort?
- Wandlebury Hill Fort is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB22 3AE), in the parish of Stapleford.
- Is Wandlebury Hill Fort a listed building?
- Wandlebury Hill Fort is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Wandlebury Hill Fort a protected site?
- Yes — Wandlebury Hill Fort is part of the Roman Road SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Wandlebury Hill Fort free to visit?
- Yes, Wandlebury Hill Fort is free to enter.
- How do I get to Wandlebury Hill Fort?
- The nearest railway station is Shelford, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CB22 3AE.