More information : [SK 99183078] Round Hills [T.I.]. (1)
Round Hills, Ingoldsby, is a minor ringwork with bank and outer
ditch. There are signs of what may have been an original entrance on
the east side, and the bank is degraded at the south-west side. The
interior has been ploughed.
Two worked flints "have been found at one of the entrances". (5)
Listed as a univallate hill fort (3) and scheduled as "Camp". (4) (2-5)
An earthwork enclosing 5 acres, situated c 330' above sea level in a
commanding position with good all round visibility. The construction
appears too slight to warrant an Iron Age classification, and the
work has some resemblances to medieval enclosures encountered
elsewhere in the county. Lincoln Museum reports finds of 16th century
date or later, sherds, rubble and stone foundations, and `Imitation
Samian'. The interior has recently been ploughed. There is a heavy
scatter of stone (? buildings) in the centre of the earthwork.
Published survey (25") revised. (6)
The bank and ditch of the enclosure described by the previous
authorities were masked by trees on available air photographs.
However, on a photograph of 1933 (7a) the interior contained ridge
and furrow which trended NW-SE and seemed to respect the ramparts.
Also visible are two small enclosures attached to the inside of the
main enclosure, on the north and north east side. There is also a
small enclosure attached to the outside on the western side. They
appear to lie on top of the ridge and furrow. These may account for
the Post Medieval pottery. More recent studies (7b) include this site
in discussions on Lincolshire Iron Age hillforts while pointing out
the lack of dating evidence. (7)
A brief field examination revealed that the ramparts of the enclosure
described by the previous authorities were still visible as
earthworks but with less tree cover than was visible on air
photographs. The interior remains under arable cultivation,
consequently there is no upstanding evidence of the ridge and furrow
described by authority 7a. In addition to the gaps in the ramparts
described by authorities 2-5 there are gaps in the north and south
sides. It is not clear whether these are original entrances or more
recent points of access to the interior of the enclosure.
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