Castle Hill (Burley Street)

Nearest town:
New Milton (10km SE)
OS reference:
SU198039
OS sheet:
195
Latitude:
50° 50' 1.3 N
Longitude:
1° 43' 7.69 W
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Image of Castle Hill (Burley Street) (Hillfort) by A R Cane

The hill fort viewed from Strodgemoor Bottom. Didn’t actually get into the fort’s interior as the light was fading too quickly. Next time.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Jan 14, 2015
Image of Castle Hill (Burley Street) (Hillfort) by A R Cane

The view from Vales Moor. Strodgemoor Bottom barrow is just visible on the far right.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Jan 14, 2015
Image of Castle Hill (Burley Street) (Hillfort) by formicaant

Castle Hill fron the top of a barrow on Vales moor.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 05/04/2008.
formicaant
formicaant Apr 6, 2008

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Castle Hill (Burley Street)

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formicaant Apr 6, 2008

A medium sized hillfort just inside the New Forest national park. Its in reasonable condition for the most part although it is cut through by a track leading to houses.
This is a univallte hillfort enclosing five acres. The bank is at its highest on the eastern side, as the west side slopes steeply away.

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Castle Hill (Burley Street)
Hillfort
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pure joy Jul 11, 2003

The excellent ‘Hampshire Treasures’ resource gives the following information – “Castle Hill. Univailate hill fort. Encloses an area of about five acres. Surrounded by a single rampart and ditch. Interior overgrown and marshy in places. O.S.A. No. SU10 SE9. Ref: Records of Burley, p.203.” This is a scheduled ancient monument, no.226.

The Parish of Burley probably derives its name from the Saxon “bury” which usually denoted an Iron Age hill fort (in this case Castle Hill).

A commemorative stone apparently stands at Blackbush, Castle Hill Lane (SU199036). Dated 1823. Erected by Thomas Eyre. Inscription reads:- ‘Near this is the remains of a camp or castle either of the ancient Britons, Romans or Saxons, with the Agger. Valium, Fosse, Tumulus or Barrows. Be civil, quiet and useful, 1823’. umm, yeah...whatever.

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