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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, Hamble|St Andrews Castle]], one of the 'Device Forts' built by King Henry VIII.
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

Hamble Common Camp

Hampshire

Type: Hill fort
Location
Grid reference: SU482061
Location: 50°51’5"N, 1°19’2"W
History
Built Iron Age
Information

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

  1. Hamble Common camp Hillfort: The Modern Antiquarian