Hamble Common Camp
| Hamble Common Camp | |
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Hampshire | |
|---|---|
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| 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 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