Abbotsbury Castle Hillfort View all content for Abbotsbury Castle

Visited 14.10.12 Surprised to find I am the first person to provide fieldnotes for this site! Abbotsbury Castle Hillfort is very easy to access being alongside the B3157. There is a small parking area along the minor road to the east of the site. Access to the Hillfort from the car park is via steps and a permissive ‘path’. Approached from the east, the two ramparts/ditches are quite substantial. The outer rampart is about 3m high from the bottom of the ditch. The inner rampart about 5m high. On such a nice day there were lots of people about. The Hillfort occupies a commanding position and affords great views out to Chesil Beach. Due to time constraints I didn’t have time to explore the whole Hillfort so had to settle for the eastern end. There is a ‘mound’ in the centre of the Hillfort approx 1m high x 5m across. A trig point sits on top of it. This is an easy to access Hillfort, in good condition and with great views. Well worth a visit when in this pretty part of the world.

Posted by CARL 22nd October 2012ce

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