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1773:Gadbury Bank
1758:British Camp
1712:Sidbury Hill
1687:Membury Camp
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1677:Knook Castle
1667:Fosbury Camp
1637:Castle Rings
1410:Old Oswestry
1400:Coxall Knoll
1375:Bury Ditches
1370:Bayston Hill
1313:Castle Knowe
1287:Borough Hill
1240:Holkham Camp
1177:Oldbury Camp
1172:Bigbury Camp
1151:Arbury Banks
1130:Sutton Walls
1110:Dinedor Camp
1105:Croft Ambrey
1095:British Camp
1090:Brandon Camp
1054:Tidbury Ring
1044:Quarley Hill
984:Dunwood Camp
865:Mount Caburn
789:Dungeon Hill
764:Banbury Hill
712:Carrock Fell
686:Treryn Dinas
631:Kelly Rounds
621:Dodman Point
467:Clifton Camp
451:Walbury Camp
441:Membury Camp
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426:Bussock Camp
410:Maiden Bower
398:Bedfordshire
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168:Membury Fort
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1753:Bredon Hill
1748:Berry Mound
1586:Castle Hill
1565:The Trundle
1528:West Sussex
1488:Castle Ring
1395:Caus Castle
1332:Oxfordshire
1245:Warham Camp
1203:Warton Crag
1193:Castercliff
1135:Wapley Hill
1125:Poston Camp
1100:Capler Camp
999:Gorley Hill
969:Castle Hill
907:Cleeve Hill
886:Danish Camp
853:East Sussex
844:Woolsbarrow
829:Pilsdon Pen
717:Castle Crag
651:Maen Castle
636:Kelsey Head
616:Chûn Castle
611:Castle Goff
606:Castle Dore
586:Cadson Bury
545:Helsby Hill
514:Stonea Camp
297:25 February
228:M4 motorway
195:RAF Membury
187:Walls Copse
123:14 hectares
107: /
83:Coordinates
1813:Categories
1647:Chiselbury
1478:Berth Hill
1473:Berry Ring
1415:The Wrekin
1405:Nordy Bank
1380:Bury Walls
1363:Shropshire
1186:Lancashire
1019:Ladle Hill
1014:Knoll Camp
726:Derbyshire
641:Lescudjack
581:Black Head
270:References
191:hut circle
149:Site notes
92:51°28′35″N
1692:Old Sarum
1662:Cley Hill
1622:Bury Camp
1595:Wiltshire
1483:Bury Bank
1457:Wincobank
1452:Carl Wark
1261:Eston Nab
1198:Portfield
994:The Frith
959:Bury Hill
942:Hampshire
917:Uley Bury
671:The Rumps
666:Rame Head
591:Caer Bran
540:Eddisbury
419:Berkshire
224:Berkshire
220:Wiltshire
183:Berkshire
179:Wiltshire
175:hill fort
95:1°33′59″W
77:Wiltshire
1768:Drakelow
1642:Chisbury
1424:Somerset
1069:Woolbury
979:Danebury
809:Hod Hill
574:Cornwall
528:Cheshire
315:Archived
238:See also
216:Lambourn
211:SU302753
201:Location
172:Iron Age
144:Iron Age
73:Location
1228:Norfolk
738:Mam Tor
733:Fin Cop
705:Cumbria
560:Oakmere
535:Bradley
460:Bristol
141:Periods
136:History
1502:Surrey
747:Dorset
336:2 June
128:Height
874:Essex
166:, or
1165:Kent
338:2013
299:2011
181:and
131:200m
120:Area
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