Dorstone Hill

Promontory Fort
SO32744213

Nearest town:

Hay On Wye (11km WSW)

OS reference:

SO32744213

OS sheets:

148, 161

Latitude:

52° 4' 22.8 N

Longitude:

2° 58' 53.21 W

Added to TMA by

thesweetcheat

Images (2)
Topics (1)

Images

Image of Dorstone Hill (Promontory Fort) by thesweetcheat

Archive picture showing the view across the field towards the fort, taken from the road to the north. The foreground is occupied by the “lost” long barrows that have given rise to the amazing finds in 2013.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.6.2011)

thesweetcheat Aug 4, 2013

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Dorstone Hill from the SW. The fort is hidden by trees at the right-hand end of the hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (8.6.2011)

thesweetcheat Jun 10, 2011

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Topics

Two 6,000-Year-Old 'Halls of the Dead' Unearthed 17

moss
Aug 2013

Sites within 20km of Dorstone Hill

Cross Lodge

Long Barrow • 0.71km ESE

5 2
Pentre House

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.02km NNE

9 1 1 1
Arthur’s Stone

Dolmen / Quoit / Cromlech • 1.35km WNW

65 4 20 3
Gannols Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.23km W

2 2
Mynydd Brith

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.22km WSW

5 3
Poston Camp

Hillfort • 5.43km ESE

1
Wern Derys

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.49km SSW

14 4
Cefn Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.42km SW

1 1
Gold Post

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.43km WSW

1
Archenfield

Chambered Tomb • 6.52km W

2 2
Duke’s Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 7.46km SSW

1
Timberline Camp

Hillfort • 8.05km ESE
Parc-y-Meirch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.09km SW
Llan Oleu

Round Barrow(s) • 8.85km SW

3 1
Parkwood

Burial Chamber • 9.08km SE

1
Twyn-y-Beddau

Round Barrow(s) • 9.31km WSW

11 4
Pen-y-Beacon

Cist • 9.89km WSW

27 3 1
Pen-y-Beacon

Stone Circle • 10.05km WSW

39 5
Dunseal

Round Barrow(s) • 10.46km ESE

6 2
Pen-y-Wyrlod

Long Cairn • 10.57km WSW

22 1 4
Llanveynoe Crucifix Stone

Cup and Ring Marks / Rock Art • 11.03km S

1
Milton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.22km WNW

1
Crossfoot Farm

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.41km W

4 2
Clyro Court Farm

Long Barrow • 11.54km W

4 3
Pen-twyn Camp (Brilley)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.8km W

1
Credenhill Camp

Hillfort • 12.46km ENE

30 3
Eaton Camp

Hillfort • 12.83km E

10 2 1
Tillington Common

Cup Marked Stone • 12.94km ENE

6
Nant Bwch

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.11km SW

2 1 1
Black Darren

Round Cairn • 13.14km S

25 2
Canon Pyon

Artificial Mound • 13.27km ENE

5 3
Lower Newton

Cup Marked Stone • 13.38km NE
Loxidge Tump, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 13.47km SSW

10 2
Moll Walbee’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.5km WSW

4 2
Wiral Cairn, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 13.72km S

22 1
Bryn yr Hydd

Enclosure • 14.06km WSW

6
Longtown Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 14.09km S

1
Little Lodge

Long Barrow • 14.97km WSW

22 4
Coed-y-Polyn

Round Barrow(s) • 15.1km WSW

8 1
Rhiw Arw

Cairn(s) • 15.13km S

13 1
Rhos-Goch Chapel

Round Barrow(s) • 15.21km W

1
Bush Bank

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.31km NE

4 3
Lane Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.54km W

1
Cwm Bwchel, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 15.78km SSW

22 3
Y Das

Round Barrow(s) • 15.8km SW

12 3
Wern Frank Wood

Cairn(s) • 16.01km SW

12 1
The Whet Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 16.1km NW

4 1 1
Graig-ddu, Black Mountains

Round Cairn • 16.24km SSW

24 1 3
Mynydd Bychan

Platform Cairn • 16.34km SW

19 3
Maesgwyn Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 16.36km W

1
Pen y Gadair Fawr

Round Cairn • 16.54km SW

25 3
Ffostyll

Long Barrow • 16.59km WSW

33 1 4
Bryn y Groes

Chambered Tomb • 17.01km WSW

1 1
Spread Eagle

Cursus • 17.04km WSW

1 1
Gwern Dyfnant

Round Barrow(s) • 17.09km WNW

1
Walterstone Camp

Hillfort • 17.15km SSE

1 2
Hatterrall Hill

Promontory Fort • 17.18km S

29 2
Garn Wen (Crucorney)

Cairn(s) • 17.24km SSW

27 2
Pipton

Long Cairn • 17.4km WSW

6 3
Maen Llwyd (Twyn Du)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.69km SW

25 4
Bwlch Bach a’r Grib

Cairn(s) • 18.28km SW

20 2
Pen Trumau, Black Mountains

Cairn(s) • 18.34km SW

20
Three Springs, Hatterrall Hill

Round Cairn • 18.41km S
Nant yr Ychen

Round Cairn • 18.45km SSW

1 2
Old Radnor Church

Christianised Site • 18.62km NW

4 2
Walton Green Cursus

Cursus • 18.76km NW

1 1
Mynydd Llysiau, Black Mountains

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.85km SW

3 1
Milton Cross

Round Barrow(s) • 18.95km NNE

1
Six Stones

Stone Circle • 18.97km W

1 1
Castell Dinas

Hillfort • 19.08km SW

33 3
Pen-Twyn Camp (Crucorney)

Hillfort • 19.13km S

22 2
Burfa Bank

Hillfort • 19.34km NNW

26 1
Ty Isaf

Chambered Cairn • 19.55km SW

7 1 3 1
Talgarth Camp

Hillfort • 19.56km WSW

1
Harpton Court Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.68km NW

2 1
Knobley Brook barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.74km NW

1
Hindwell Pool

19.74km NW

2 3 1
Aconbury

Hillfort • 19.78km E

16 4
Disgwylfa

Cairn(s) • 19.86km SSW

8 2
Womaston

Causewayed Enclosure • 19.89km NW

1
Crossway Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.9km NW

1
Hindwell Enclosure

Enclosure • 19.94km NW

1 1 2
Pen Twyn Glas, Black Mountains

19.99km SW

6 2