Ashleys Copse
Ashley's Copse is the site of an Iron Age hillfort, about eight miles north-east of the city of Salisbury, straddling the border between two counties: Wiltshire and Hampshire. The site is a scheduled monument.[1]
Half the site is wooded, and here can be found the best preserved earthworks, but there is also visible evidence of some of the earthworks on the eastern spur of the hill.[2] To the south-east of the fort lies a steep valley, forming a natural defence. The flanks to the north and east are also tightly contoured but the ground on the other aspects slopes less steeply.
The fort site is not on the summit of the (unnamed) hill, but lies slightly to the east of the 545-foot summit, at between 509 feet and 525 feet above sea level.
Location
The site is to the north-east of the village of Middle Winterslow, and falls mostly within Hampshire, and partly within Wiltshire.
- Location map: 51°6’45"N, 1°37’49"W
- Streetmap: SU25973486
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1004667: Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse (Scheduled ancient monument entry)
- ↑ The Modern Antiquarian: Ashleys Copse
