Oram's Arbour
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| Oram's Arbour | |
| Hampshire | |
|---|---|
 Oram's Arbour | |
| Type: | Hill fort |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU476297 |
| Location: | 51°3’53"N, 1°19’19"W |
| City: | Winchester |
| History | |
| Built Iron Age | |
| Information | |
Oram's Arbour was an enclosed settlement or 'oppidum' during the Iron Age, in what is now Winchester, Hampshire. Limited dating evidence suggests the enclosure was dug in the early-mid first century BC.[1] The town wall of the Roman civitas capital of Venta Belgarum which succeeded the Iron Age settlement cut across its eastern end.
Today it is a small grassy park in Winchester, and was formerly used for the annual Winchester Hat Fair both as a picnic site and to stage outdoor theatre and acrobatics.
References
- ↑ Biddle, M. 1975. 'Excavations at Winchester, 1971 - Tenth and Final Interim Report: part I', The Antiquaries Journal 55:1, 96-126.