Coney's Castle
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Coney's Castle is an Iron Age hill fort in western Dorset. The name Coney is from the Middle English word for a rabbit, suggesting mediæval use as a domestic warren, as at nearby Pilsdon Pen.
The fort is on a narrow north-south ridge reaching a height of 689 feet, with linear ramparts across the ridge, steep natural slopes to the west, and a high artificial rampart with ditch to the east.
A small lane runs along the ridge, bisecting the fort. The lane is also part of the Wessex Ridgeway long distance trail.
There is a convenient car park next to the north rampart.
Another hill fort, Lambert's Castle, is found about a mile to the north.
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