Arbury Banks

Arbury Banks

Arbury Banks, Ashwell is a horseshoe-shaped hillfort. It was probably first constructed during the Late Bronze Age (1000-700 B.C.), and like Wilbury Hill Camp (SW of Letchworth), forms one of a band of six similar hillforts along the northern Chilterns. Excavations in the 1850s traced the ramparts and identified two opposed North-north-west and South-south-east entrances. Evidence was also discovered for several enclosures or buildings inside the fort.

Grid reference TL 261 387.

External links

* [http://www.hertsdirect.org/libsleisure/heritage1/archaeology/moreaboutarch/archsites/arburybanks/ HertsDirect]
* [http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=4754/ The Megalithic Portal]


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