Goose Hill Camp

Nearest town:
Chichester (8km SE)
OS reference:
SU829127
OS sheet:
197
Latitude:
50° 54' 25.99 N
Longitude:
0° 49' 14.87 W
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Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Not that powerful an enclosure... but plenty of vibe.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN May 2, 2015
Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

To approx south(ish). Not a lot of earthwork remains at this point... but Nature more than compensates.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN May 2, 2015
Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Enough to give a traveller goose bumps.... which would be appropriate here, would it not?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The outer ditch is kindly highlighted here...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

The ditch is still pretty substantial in places.... not so in others. Ditto the banks.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Approx eastern arc of inner defences...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by GLADMAN

Outer defences, approx south-western arc....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Goose Hill Camp (Hillfort) by A R Cane

Standing just outside the outer ring looking vaguely north

Image credit: A R Cane
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A R Cane Apr 8, 2009

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Goose Hill Camp

A R Cane
A R Cane Apr 8, 2009

I recall trying to find this fort a few years ago on a previous visit to the Kingley Vale Nature reserve but it had been difficult to make out due to the excessive undergrowth. This time around it proved much easier as there has been a lot of clearance throughout the reserve recently and after stumbling over a few dead vikings we found it once again. It’s an interesting site as the outer and inner banks and ditches are unusually far apart and the whole thing is filled with a profusion of ancient yews. The day we were here was splendidly sunny and warm and peaceful but having been here at other times when the weather was less clement the whole reserve has a rather sullen and slightly oppressive feel to it which I think is largely due to the dense yews. The fort sits on a hillside, not quite at the top, looking east over the downlands and is roughly oval in shape. Interestingly there’s another earthwork about half a mile from here as you walk back to the huge barrows on Bow Hill, but it’s not named and is distinctly rectangular in shape. Can’t seem to find any information about this.

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