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The site of Ebsbury, in Wiltshire, England, includes the remains of an
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 ...
enclosed settlement, field system and possible
hill fort 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 ...
, and a Romano-British enclosed settlement. The site occupies the spur of a downland hill with the possible hill fort enclosure measuring approximately by , inside of which lie the remains of a field system with two further smaller oval enclosures and one triangular enclosure. To the north and east sides of the site the contours of the hill have been reinforced by several banks. The site of an Iron Age settlement lies to the eastern end of the site. The site was subject to archaeological surveys and excavations in 1906 by S.W. Doughty. Finds include a
Neolithic The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...
perforated mace-head and two Roman coin hoards. The latter were found buried in two earthenware pots; the coins date from between AD 337 and AD 408, and were found with the remains of a glass vessel, and six silver rings.


Location

The site is at , in the north of
Barford St Martin Barford St Martin is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about west of Wilton, Wiltshire, Wilton, around the junction of the A30 road, A30 and the B3089. Barford is known as one of the Nadder Valley vill ...
parish. About to the west, in the
River Wylye The River Wylye ( ), also known in its upper reaches as the River Deverill, is a chalk stream in Wiltshire, England, with clear water flowing over gravel. It is popular with fly fishermen. A half-mile stretch of the river and three lakes in W ...
valley, lies the village of
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. The hill has a summit of AOD. Nearby to the north lies the Iron Age site called
Grovely Castle Grovely Castle is the site of an Iron Age univallate hill fort in the parish of Steeple Langford, in Wiltshire, England. The remaining ramparts stand approximately high, with deep ditches, although ploughing has damaged the earthworks in some ...
, and to the south, the largest forest in Wiltshire, Grovely Wood.


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See also

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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 References ;Bibliography * Further reading * * * External links * A crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain and ...
Iron Age sites in England Hill forts in Wiltshire