Knollbury is a scheduled

Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ...

hillfort A hillfort is a type of fortification, fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage. They are typical of the late Bronze Age Europe, European Bronze Age and Iron Age Europe, Iron Age. So ...

enclosure to the north west of

Chadlington Chadlington is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode Valley about south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The village has five neighbourhoods: Brook End, Green End, Mill End, East End and West End. Archaeology There is a bowl barrow abo ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

, England. Believed to be defensive in nature the enclosure is rectangular (100 metres by 150 metres) formed by a and earth banks. The two gaps in the earth banks at the eastern corners are believed to be of a later date.English Heritage's Record of Scheduled Monuments, Oxfordshire 30

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External links

Knollbury on the English Heritage's Record of Scheduled Monuments (pdf file)
Neolithic settlements Buildings and structures in Oxfordshire History of Oxfordshire {{Oxfordshire-struct-stub