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Bury Hill, Hampshire, UK |
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Bury Hill, Hampshire, UK |
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The Iron Age hillfort at Bury Hill near Andover, Hampshire, UK (51.18N 1.51W) comprises a circular tree-covered rampart enclosing an area of some 5.5 ha. A fortuitous gap in an otherwise mainly cloud-covered KH-4B satellite image acquired on 17 Aug 68 reveals the area surrounding the hillfort. The course of the Andover by-pass, very soon after it had been constructed, is particularly apparent on the declassified image as a white linear feature in the upper right corner. In the centre of the image, the dark circular outline of the tree-covered ramparts of the hillfort can be readily identified. Within the enclosure, a dark area can be seen that appears to correspond to the location of a large tree. To the south of the enclosure, the patchwork of modern fields can be seen and within the field boundaries regions of light and dark tone can be discerned. However, none of the ancient banks, ditches and barrows mapped by Palmer (1984) in this area can be identified with any degree of confidence. Some are partly obscured by cloud, others, such as a complex of ditches and banks to the south east of the enclosure, are hinted at but cannot be fully discerned. References
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