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'''Hamble Common Camp''' is the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort in [[Hampshire]], found to the south of the village of [[Hamble-le-Rice]], in the woods of Hamble Common, on a peninsula of land formed between [[Southampton Water]] and the [[River Hamble]].<ref>[http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12564/hamble_common_camp.html Hamble Common camp Hillfort]: The Modern Antiquarian</ref> | '''Hamble Common Camp''' is the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort in [[Hampshire]], found to the south of the village of [[Hamble-le-Rice]], in the heath and woods of Hamble Common, on a peninsula of land formed between [[Southampton Water]] and the [[River Hamble]].<ref>[http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/12564/hamble_common_camp.html Hamble Common camp Hillfort]: The Modern Antiquarian</ref> | ||
The site was later occupied by [[St Andrew's Castle, | The site was later occupied by [[St Andrew's Castle, Hampshire|St Andrews Castle]], one of the 'Device Forts' built by King Henry VIII. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 23 September 2022
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Hampshire | |
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| Type: | Hill fort |
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| Grid reference: | SU482061 |
| Location: | 50°51’5"N, 1°19’2"W |
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| Built Iron Age | |
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Hamble Common Camp is the site of an Iron Age promontory hillfort in Hampshire, found to the south of the village of Hamble-le-Rice, in the heath and woods of Hamble Common, on a peninsula of land formed between Southampton Water and the River Hamble.[1]
The site was later occupied by St Andrews Castle, one of the 'Device Forts' built by King Henry VIII.
References
- ↑ Hamble Common camp Hillfort: The Modern Antiquarian