More information : [SU 43987252] Earthwork [G.T]. 1)
Palmer says that Borough Hill Camp Boxford measures 210 ft. x
180 ft. and that the ramparts can still be traced with evidence
of a surrounding ditch. Ward Perkins states that these probably
represent a univallate I.A. Hill Fort and that sherds of I.A.
'A', 'B', and haematite coated pottery have been found at the
site. (2,3)
Borough Hill is a small rounded sand hillock, 8.0 m. to 10.0 m
high, with a flat top approximately 30.0 m. in diameter. There
is no evidence of a rampart or ditch. The feature published on
the O.S 6" and 25" map represent Palmer's earthwork. On the
south side this consists of a scarp resulting from the
construction of a field bank, and on the west the grassed over
face of an old sand digging. There are only natural slopes
around the north and east sides.
Neither the size nor the situation of Borough Hill is suitable
for a Hill Fort.
No information was obtained about the finding of the I.A.
pottery or its present location. (4)
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