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Goosehill Camp
Hob Uid: 246477
Location : West Sussex Chichester West Dean
Grid Ref : SU8297012650
Summary : Earthwork remains of an Iron Age hill-slope fort with evidence for occupation of the interior.
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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Source details : OS 6" 1961
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Source details : Sx. A.C. Vol.94, 1956 pp.70-99 (J.R. Boyden)
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Source details : Arch.J. Vol.109,1952 p.22 (A.Fox)
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Source details : A.M.s Eng & Wales 1958 p.72 (M.O.W.)
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Source details : F1 ASP 03-APR-62
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Source details : F2 NKB 25-MAR-71
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Source details : BAR 62 British Hill-Forts: An Index 1979 212 (AHA Hogg)
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Source details : VCH Sussex 1 1905 466
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Source details : Hill Forts of the Iron Age 1976 325 (J Forde-Johnston)
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Source Number : 9
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Source details : Susx Archaeol Coll 123 1985 71 (JA Kenny)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Bivallate Hillfort, Enclosed Hut Circle Settlement
Evidence : Earthwork, Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Roman
Display Date : Roman
Monument End Date : 410
Monument Start Date : 43
Monument Type : Findspot
Evidence : Find

Components and Objects:

Period : Roman
Component Monument Type : Findspot
Object Type : VESSEL
Object Material : Pottery

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WS 40
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 24394
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SU 81 SW 18
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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1953-01-01
End Date : 1955-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1962-04-03
End Date : 1962-04-03

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-03-25
End Date : 1971-03-25

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Goosehill Camp