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1326:Coxall Knoll
1301:Bury Ditches
1296:Bayston Hill
1239:Castle Knowe
1213:Borough Hill
1166:Holkham Camp
1103:Oldbury Camp
1098:Bigbury Camp
1077:Arbury Banks
1056:Sutton Walls
1036:Dinedor Camp
1031:Croft Ambrey
1021:British Camp
1016:Brandon Camp
980:Tidbury Ring
970:Quarley Hill
910:Dunwood Camp
791:Mount Caburn
715:Dungeon Hill
690:Banbury Hill
638:Carrock Fell
612:Treryn Dinas
557:Kelly Rounds
547:Dodman Point
393:Clifton Camp
377:Walbury Camp
367:Membury Camp
361:
352:Bussock Camp
336:Maiden Bower
324:Bedfordshire
263:
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204:
189:
177:entrenchment
170:
140:
128:
127:
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1679:Bredon Hill
1674:Berry Mound
1512:Castle Hill
1491:The Trundle
1454:West Sussex
1414:Castle Ring
1321:Caus Castle
1258:Oxfordshire
1171:Warham Camp
1129:Warton Crag
1119:Castercliff
1061:Wapley Hill
1051:Poston Camp
1026:Capler Camp
925:Gorley Hill
895:Castle Hill
833:Cleeve Hill
812:Danish Camp
779:East Sussex
770:Woolsbarrow
755:Pilsdon Pen
643:Castle Crag
577:Maen Castle
562:Kelsey Head
542:Chûn Castle
537:Castle Goff
532:Castle Dore
512:Cadson Bury
471:Helsby Hill
440:Stonea Camp
114: /
89:Coordinates
1739:Categories
1573:Chiselbury
1404:Berth Hill
1399:Berry Ring
1341:The Wrekin
1331:Nordy Bank
1306:Bury Walls
1289:Shropshire
1112:Lancashire
945:Ladle Hill
940:Knoll Camp
652:Derbyshire
567:Lescudjack
507:Black Head
228:References
196:earthworks
143:, between
99:51°26′50″N
1618:Old Sarum
1588:Cley Hill
1548:Bury Camp
1521:Wiltshire
1409:Bury Bank
1383:Wincobank
1378:Carl Wark
1187:Eston Nab
1124:Portfield
920:The Frith
885:Bury Hill
868:Hampshire
843:Uley Bury
597:The Rumps
592:Rame Head
517:Caer Bran
466:Eddisbury
345:Berkshire
153:Berkshire
149:Hermitage
137:Hill Fort
102:1°15′58″W
1694:Drakelow
1568:Chisbury
1350:Somerset
995:Woolbury
905:Danebury
735:Hod Hill
500:Cornwall
454:Cheshire
145:Cold Ash
133:Iron Age
1154:Norfolk
664:Mam Tor
659:Fin Cop
631:Cumbria
486:Oakmere
461:Bradley
386:Bristol
185:tumulus
181:rampart
159:History
83:England
80:Country
1428:Surrey
673:Dorset
131:is an
800:Essex
207:folly
192:Saxon
1091:Kent
147:and
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