More information : [SU 82971265] Goosehill Camp [G.T.] (1) Goosehill Camp, excavated in 1953-5, is a concentric two ring earthwork, classified by Lady Fox (a) as a probable Class II hill-slope fort of I.A 'B' culture. Each ring has an apparent original entrance and in the S.W. the outer ring cuts through an earlier bank and ditch. Pottery found was all within the Iron Age A.B. phase. Other finds included a 1st c. A.D. bronze brooch, a flint axe or knife, a few R.B. sherds, and a coin of Constans A.D.337-50. Plan, etc. See AO/61/343/3 AO/61/343/4, AO/61/343/5 and AO/61/344/8. (2) Scheduled. (3) Goosehill Camp is an IA hill slope fort, in good condition except on the downhill side where it is destroyed; situated at 500 feet above OD, on the E. side of Bow Hill at its northern end. The earthwork is as described by Authority 2. Near the centre of the interior is a scooped hut circle, 9.0m in diameter, with the entrance in the S.E. side Published survey (25" 1912) revised. (4) Goosehill Camp, as described and planned, is now overgrown with trees and scrub. Within the inner ring are two indeterminate hut terraces, including that excavated in 1953-5 (Cutting III), and the other surveyed by Phillips. (5)
SU 830 127. Goose Hill [sic]. Listed in gazetteer as a multivallate hillfort with widely spaced ramparts covering 0.27ha. (6)
Goosehill Camp. Brief description. (7)
Concentric enclosure situated on sloping ground. The inner enclosure is oval and is defined by a bank and ditch taking in about 0.5 acre. The outer bank and ditch, now incomplete, enclose about 2.5 acres. (8)
Additional reference with plan. (9)
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