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Bussock Camp is the site of an 
It is thought that the site was occupied as early as the 6th century BC, and probably supported a fluctuating population of up to 300 ancient Britons over several hundred years.http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7721 The Megalithic Portal ''Bussock Hill'' and ''Bussock Hill House'' are sited close by on a slightly separate prominence to the south-east.
Bussock Camp at the Digital Hillfort Project
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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 ...
bivallate 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 ...
located in Berkshire
Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...
, England. It has a double bank and ditch to the south and east, with only a single bank remaining the north and western sides. The entrance is to the north of the site and is believed to be original, and the site encloses approximately 11 acres.
The site lies within a private estate on ''Phillip's Hill'', and within ''Bussock Wood''. There are various lanes and paths running through the wood, however none of them appear as public rights of way. There is a public bridle path that runs east to west, slightly to the south of the site. Apparently the site is accessible in May, when the woods are opened to the public to view the fine display of bluebells.
It is thought that the site was occupied as early as the 6th century BC, and probably supported a fluctuating population of up to 300 ancient Britons over several hundred years.http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=7721 The Megalithic Portal ''Bussock Hill'' and ''Bussock Hill House'' are sited close by on a slightly separate prominence to the south-east.
Location
The site is located at , and to the south of the village ofChieveley
Chieveley is a village and large civil parish centred north of Newbury, Berkshire, Newbury in Berkshire, close to the M4 motorway and A34 road (England), A34 road. Chieveley services are within the parish.
Geography
A map of 1877 gave the ...
, in the county of Berkshire. The site lies at a level of just over 145m AOD.
See also
* List of places in Berkshire *List of hill forts in England
See also
* List of hill forts in Scotland
* List of hill forts in Wales
*Iron Age, British Iron Age, prehistory
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External links
* A crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain and ...
*List of hill forts in Scotland
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
*List of hill forts in Wales
This is a list of hillforts in Wales.
Anglesey
* Din Sylwy (Bwrdd Arthur) (), contour fort
* Caer Idris Hillfort (), promontory fort
* Caer y Twr (), partial contour fort
* Dinas Gynfor (), promontory fort
* Dinas Porth Ruffydd (), promontory ...
References
External links
Bussock Camp at the Digital Hillfort Project
__NOTOC__ {{Authority control Hill forts in Berkshire Chieveley Scheduled monuments in Berkshire