Toothill Fort, or Toothill Ring, or Toothill camp, is the site of an
Iron Age
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univallate hill fort
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located in
Hampshire
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. The site occupies an extremely strong position at the north end of a spur. Its defences comprise a single rampart and ditch with traces of a counterscarp bank in places. There is an additional scarp on the north side up to 2.0m in height where the site is weakest. The original entrance is onto the ridge to the south.
The name "Toot hill" literally means lookout hill (similar to "Tout" in Dorset). The site is very heavily wooded. The redwoods planted in the middle of the hill fort make the hill even more of a landmark for many miles around.
Location
The site is located at , and between the towns of
Southampton
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and
Romsey
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, in the county of
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...
. The M27 motorway passes close by to the south of the site. The hill has a summit of 84m AOD.
References
See also
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List of places in Hampshire
This is a list of settlements in the county of Hampshire, England. Places highlighted in bold type are towns or cities.
The Isle of Wight was in Hampshire until 1890. Bournemouth and adjacent parishes in the far west were transferred to the cer ...
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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
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Further reading
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External links
* A crowd-sourced project to map the hillforts of Britain and ...
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List of hill forts in Scotland
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List of hill forts in Wales
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