Balksbury

Also known as:
Balkesbury, Balksbury Camp and Folksbury
Nearest town:
Andover (1km ENE)
OS reference:
SU350444
OS sheet:
185
Latitude:
51° 11' 49.85 N
Longitude:
1° 29' 56.52 W
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Image of Balksbury (Hillfort) by juamei

Image Credit: Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2015.

Image credit: Open Source Environment Agency LIDAR
juamei
juamei Mar 25, 2018

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Balksbury

ginger tt
ginger tt Apr 22, 2009

A bronze age univallate hillfort. Visited the site today and not a lot left apart from a raised bump in the field on the south west corner about a meter high. But still quite visible if you know what your looking for. Originally triangular in shape much has been destroyed by the A303 and housing

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Balksbury
Hillfort
Rhiannon
Rhiannon Aug 22, 2006

If you’re ever speeding along the Andover Bypass you might spare a thought for poor Balksbury. Most of it has been destroyed by the road and a big housing development (no doubt full of corny road names relating to the fort). Only the very SW end survives (if you can call it that, squeezed as it is, and damaged by ploughing). It was a large hillfort first occupied in the Late Bronze Age, and probably had rather a nice view over the confluence of two rivers below, to the south east. This was also the direction of the single gated entrance. It was used until and during the Roman period. It’s on the scheduled ancient monuments list (which is where this information derives, from Magic) – but this status clearly hasn’t afforded it much protection.

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