Oliver’s Battery (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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juamei Mar 25, 2018

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Oliver’s Battery

Hillfort

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CARL Mar 25, 2016

Visited 25.3.16

It was the first chance I had to get ‘out and about’ this year and I took the chance to knock off a few English Heritage sites in the Winchester / Southampton area. On my way to one such site I had chance for a quick visit to Oliver’s Battery.

Finding the site is easy enough – a road runs right through it – and a handy car park is at its western edge. The whole site is overgrown wth trees and brambles etc. It would have taken a lot longer for a proper visit than I had time for but I was able to spot the curving edge of the bank next to the car park. Although overgrown it is about 0.5m in height and not difficult to spot.

Given the site is so easy to visit I am surprised these are the first field notes?

Worth a look when in the area.

Oliver’s Battery

Hillfort

ginger tt Oct 26, 2009

Earthwork remains of an Iron Age hillfort, with evidence for Roman occupation.

Sites within 20km of Oliver’s Battery

Itchen Stoke Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.4km WSW

1

1
Micheldever Woods

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.39km W

10

2

1
Cheriton Church Mound

Christianised Site • 7.8km S

3

1
Cheriton Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.83km SSE

5

2
Lamborough

Long Barrow • 7.93km SSE

2
Hinton Ampner Park

Round Barrow(s) • 8.59km SSE

1
Gander Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.04km SSW

1

1
Kilmeston

Round Barrow(s) • 9.51km SSE

1

2
Popham Beacons

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.68km WNW

7

3
Wallers Ash Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.89km WSW

1

1
Norsebury Ring

Hillfort • 10.05km W

2

3
Telegraph Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.1km SW

6

1
Cheesefoot Head Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.25km SW

3

1
Brockwood Park

Round Barrow(s) • 10.61km SE

1
Magdalen Hill Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.78km SW

7

4
South Wonston East Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.94km W

1

1
South Wonston Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.06km W

4

2
Three Barrows (Laverstoke)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.21km WNW

1
South Wonston North Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.31km W

1

2
Cranbourne Wood Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.32km WNW

1
The Jumps

Round Barrow(s) • 11.5km ESE

1
Kitson’s Clumps

Round Barrow(s) • 11.57km W

1
West Meon

Round Barrow(s) • 11.66km ESE

1
The Millbarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.96km S

3

2
Freefolk Wood Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.22km WNW

1
Oram’s Arbour

Hillfort • 12.64km WSW

2
Owslebury

Long Barrow • 12.8km SSW

4

2
Longwood House Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.8km SSW

5

1
South Wonston South-west Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.81km WSW

3

2
St Catherine’s Hill

Hillfort • 13.08km SW

15

7
Flowerdown Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.15km WSW

10

5
Littleton House Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.69km WSW

1

1
Abra Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.72km WNW

2

2
Tidbury Ring

Hillfort • 13.79km W

4

1
Crawley Clump East Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.06km W

2

1
Twyford Pumping Station Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.32km SW

2

1
Crawley Clump West Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.39km W

1

3
Warhill Cottage

Round Barrow(s) • 14.41km ESE

1
Ivyhouse Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.67km ESE

1
Barton Stacey Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.84km W

1
Love Lane

Round Barrow(s) • 14.9km SW

2

1
Oliver’s Battery

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.02km WSW

4

3
St Mary’s Church, Twyford

Christianised Site • 15.11km SW

3

1

1
Moody’s Down

Long Barrow • 15.24km W

2
Texas Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.75km SW

3

2
Lower Bordean Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.95km ESE

1
Moody’s Down Farm

Long Barrow • 15.97km W

2
Old Winchester Hill

Hillfort • 16.69km SE

18

3

2
Chilbolton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.7km W

1
Newton Down Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.75km W

2
Winklebury

Hillfort • 16.94km N

1

2
Andyke

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17km W

3

1
Wyke Green Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.18km ESE

1
Stock’s Farm Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.53km SE

2

1
Chilbolton Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.74km W

1
Salt Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.36km SE

4

2
West Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 18.38km WSW

6

1
Leckford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.45km W

1
Heardulfes Hlaewe

Round Barrow(s) • 18.83km W

1
Little Somborne Hillfort

Hillfort • 18.84km W

1
Merdon Castle

Hillfort • 18.92km WSW

1

1
New Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.94km W

1
Farley Mount Enclosure

Enclosure • 19.57km WSW

7

2