Hambledon Hill ramparts — National Trust North and West Dorset

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Hambledon Hill ramparts — National Trust North and West Dorset

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Hambledon Hill ramparts — National Trust North and West Dorset

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2.49km

60m

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A 1.5-mile walk (2.4 km) around a sprawling Iron Age hillfort is one of the most Dorset things you can do as this beautiful county is brimming with ancient history. Hambledon Hill, in Child Okeford, is one of Dorset’s most amazing examples of defensive earthworks and this route leads you…

by National Trust North and West Dorset

Last updated: July 22, 2024

Tips

Includes an off-grid segment

Navigation instructions may be limited.

After 676 m for 52 m

Waypoints

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725 m

Hambledon Hill Ramparts

Highlight • Historical Site

From this vantage point you get a good idea of the scale of the three ramparts which formed the fortifications of the hill. The steep banks and ditches would have made it a formidable defensive fort.

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1.46 km

Hambledon Hill Iron Age hill fort

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Hambledon Hill is hailed as one of the best-preserved Iron Age hill forts in Britain and is one of the most iconic Neolithic landscapes in Europe. Towering 623 feet (190 …

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2.49 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.66 km

802 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.74 km

747 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

December 21, 2021

A 1.5-mile walk (2.4 km) around a sprawling Iron Age hillfort is one of the most Dorset things you can do as this beautiful county is brimming with ancient history. Hambledon Hill, in Child Okeford, is one of Dorset’s most amazing examples of defensive earthworks and this route leads you through them

June 24, 2022

For more information about our Hillforts follow this link to our Dorset Hillfort guide:
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