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Bussock Camp is the site of an 
It is thought that the site was occupied as early as the 6th century BC, and probably supported a fluctuating population of up to 300 ancient Britons over several hundred years.http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7721 The Megalithic Portal ''Bussock Hill'' and ''Bussock Hill House'' are sited close by on a slightly separate prominence to the south-east.
Bussock Camp at the Digital Hillfort Project
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Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...
bivallate hillfort
A hillfort is a type of earthwork used as a fortified refuge or defended settlement, located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typically European and of the Bronze Age or Iron Age. Some were used in the post-Roma ...
located in Berkshire, England. It has a double bank and ditch to the south and east, with only a single bank remaining the north and western sides. The entrance is to the north of the site and is believed to be original, and the site encloses approximately 11 acres.
The site lies within a private estate on ''Phillip's Hill'', and within ''Bussock Wood''. There are various lanes and paths running through the wood, however none of them appear as public rights of way. There is a public bridle path that runs east to west, slightly to the south of the site. Apparently the site is accessible in May, when the woods are opened to the public to view the fine display of bluebells.
It is thought that the site was occupied as early as the 6th century BC, and probably supported a fluctuating population of up to 300 ancient Britons over several hundred years.http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7721 The Megalithic Portal ''Bussock Hill'' and ''Bussock Hill House'' are sited close by on a slightly separate prominence to the south-east.
Location
The site is located at , and to the south of the village ofChieveley
Chieveley is a village and large civil parish centred north of Newbury in Berkshire, close to the M4 motorway and A34 road. Chieveley services are within the parish.
Geography
A map of 1877 gave the area as . The landscape is of gently ro ...
, in the county of Berkshire. The site lies at a level of just over 145m AOD.
See also
*List of places in Berkshire
This is a list of places in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. It does not include places which were formerly in Berkshire. For places which were formerly in Berkshire, see list of places transferred from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in 1 ...
*List of hill forts in England
See also
* List of hill forts in Scotland
* List of hill forts in Wales
*Iron Age, British Iron Age, prehistory
References
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External links
* A crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain an ...
*List of hill forts in Scotland
This article lists a few selected examples of hill forts in Scotland. The remains of at least 1,695 hillforts have been counted throughout the country as a whole, most predominantly on the Scottish mainland, and also including on some o ...
*List of hill forts in Wales
This is a list of hillforts in Wales.
Anglesey
* Din Sylwy (Bwrdd Arthur) (), contour fort
* Caer Idris Hillfort (), promontory fort
*Caer y Twr (), partial contour fort
* Dinas Gynfor (), promontory fort
* Dinas Porth Ruffydd (), promontory ...
References
External links
Bussock Camp at the Digital Hillfort Project
__NOTOC__ {{Iron Age hillforts in England Hill forts in Berkshire Chieveley