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HER: Wiltshire and Swindon MWI6633 (None)
NMR: SU 03 SW 5 (214708)
SM: 1005673
NGR: SU00043195
X: 400048 Y: 131957 (OSGB36)
Inland promontory fort located on E-W spur of Upper Greensand overlooking the River Nadder Valley to S. Promontory cut off on N and NW by single bank to c. 2m above interior and c. 5.1m above external V-shaped ditch 2.1m deep, enclosing 2.8ha. To S and SW steep natural slopes form defence. Shallow quarry scoops. Terminals of rampart end abruptly 12m and 30m for slopes, the E terminal damaged by small quarry and small banks here also later. Apparent counterscarp to N, possibly the result of wear associated with trackway bounding the N and W defences. On S side terrace c. 180m long possibly enhances the slope forming the defences. Two N original entrances. No archaeology found in interior. Iron Age sherds and two flint scrapers found 1898. A slight bank is also part of the original defences on the S. Small trial trenches dug 1920-30 with no result. Landscaping of gardens at the National Trust Phillips House possibly modified the site. Wooded. On Ist Ed. OS map (1887).
Citizen Science: ✗
Reliability of Data: Confirmed
Reliability of Interpretation: Confirmed
X: -222718 Y: 6636674 (EPSG: 3857)
Longitude: -2.0007111181778683 Latitude: 51.08687021403134 (EPSG:4326)
Country: England
Current County or Unitary Authority: Wiltshire
Historic County: Wiltshire
Current Parish/Community/Council/Townland: Teffont
Damage and wear.
| Extant | ✓ |
| Cropmark | ✗ |
| Likely Destroyed | ✗ |
Wooded site.
| Woodland | ✓ |
| Commercial Forestry Plantation | ✗ |
| Parkland | ✗ |
| Pasture (Grazing) | ✗ |
| Arable | ✗ |
| Scrub/Bracken | ✗ |
| Bare Outcrop | ✗ |
| Heather/Moorland | ✗ |
| Heath | ✗ |
| Built-up | ✗ |
| Coastal Grassland | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Inland promontory fort located on E-W spur of Upper Greensand overlooking the River Nadder Valley to S. To S and SW steep natural slopes.
| Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Partial Contour Fort | ✗ |
| Promontory Fort | ✓ |
| Hillslope Fort | ✗ |
| Level Terrain Fort | ✗ |
| Marsh Fort | ✗ |
| Multiple Enclosure Fort | ✗ |
Sited on a small summit in woodland above the River Nadder valley.
| Hilltop | ✗ |
| Coastal Promontory | ✗ |
| Inland Promontory | ✓ |
| Valley Bottom | ✗ |
| Knoll/Hillock/Outcrop | ✗ |
| Ridge | ✗ |
| Cliff/Plateau-edge/Scarp | ✗ |
| Hillslope | ✗ |
| Lowland | ✗ |
| Spur | ✓ |
Dominant Topographic Feature: E-W spur of Upper Greensand.
| North | ✗ |
| Northeast | ✗ |
| East | ✗ |
| Southeast | ✗ |
| South | ✗ |
| Southwest | ✗ |
| West | ✗ |
| Northwest | ✗ |
| Level | ✓ |
Altitude: 180.0m
N/A
Iron Age sherds as surface finds.
Reliability: C - Low
| Pre 1200BC | ✗ |
| 1200BC - 800BC | ✗ |
| 800BC - 400BC | ✓ |
| 400BC - AD50 | ✓ |
| AD50 - AD400 | ✗ |
| AD400 - AD 800 | ✗ |
| Post AD800 | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Pre Hillfort: | None |
| Post Hillfort: | None |
| Artefactual: | None |
In Aubrey's Monumenta Britannica (1665-1693). On Ist Ed. OS map (1887). Trial trenches cut in N bank and ditch with no result by R.C.C. Clay 1920-30. RCHME measured survey South Wiltshire Project, ref. no. 831573.
| 1st Identified Map Depiction (1887): | OS map. |
| 1st Identified Written Reference (None): | In Aubrey's Monumenta Britannica. |
| Excavation (None): | Trial trenches R.C.C. Clay. |
| Earthwork Survey (None): | Measured survey RCAHME South Wiltshire Project. |
Iron Age sherds and two flint scrapers found 1898. Shallow quarry hollows.
None
| None | ✓ |
| Spring | ✗ |
| Stream | ✗ |
| Pool | ✗ |
| Flush | ✗ |
| Well | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Shallow quarry scoops.
| No Known Features | ✗ |
| Round Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Rectangular Stone Structures | ✗ |
| Curvilinear Platforms | ✗ |
| Other Roundhouse Evidence | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✓ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
None
| No Known Geophysics | ✓ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Quarry Hollows | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
| Nothing Found | ✗ |
Iron Age sherds and two flint scrapers found 1898.
| No Known Finds | ✗ |
| Pottery | ✓ |
| Metal | ✗ |
| Metalworking | ✗ |
| Human Bones | ✗ |
| Animal Bones | ✗ |
| Lithics | ✓ |
| Environmental | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| APs Not Checked | ✓ |
| None | ✗ |
| Roundhouses | ✗ |
| Rectangular Structures | ✗ |
| Pits | ✗ |
| Postholes | ✗ |
| Roads/Tracks | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
Two original entrance through bank. One simple gap 10m wide located 15m to N of steep natural slope. Second gap 30m wide protected to N by simple external hornwork bank and ditch.
| 2: | None |
| 2: | None |
Guard Chambers: ✗
Chevaux de Frise: ✗
| 1. Simple Gap (North): | Simple gap 10m wide. |
| 2. Hornwork (North): | Simple gap c. 30m wide protected to N by simple external hornwork bank and ditch. |
Promontory cut off on N and NW by single bank to c. 2m above interior and c. 5.1m above external V-shaped ditch 2.1m deep. To S and SW steep natural slopes form defence. Shallow quarry scoops. Terminals of rampart end abruptly 12m and 30m for slopes, the E terminal damaged by small quarry and small banks here also later. Apparent counterscarp to N the result of wear associated with trackway bounding the N and W defences. On S side terrace c. 180m long possibly enhances the slope forming the defences.
| Area 1: | 2.8ha. |
| Total: | 2.8ha. |
Total Footprint Area: Noneha.
None
| ✗ | None |
| ✗ | Rampart cuts off promontory. |
| NE Quadrant: | 1 |
| SE Quadrant: | 0 |
| SW Quadrant: | 0 |
| NW Quadrant: | 1 |
| Total: | 1 |
| Partial Univallate | ✓ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
| Unknown | ✗ |
| Partial Univallate | ✗ |
| Univallate | ✗ |
| Partial Bivallate | ✗ |
| Bivallate | ✗ |
| Partial Multivallate | ✗ |
| Multivallate | ✗ |
Apparent counterscarp to N, possibly the result of wear associated with trackway bounding the N and W defences.
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✓ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Rubble | ✗ |
| Wall-walk | ✗ |
| Evidence of Timber | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✓ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| Other | ✗ |
None
| None | ✗ |
| Earthen Bank | ✗ |
| Stone Wall | ✗ |
| Murus Duplex | ✗ |
| Timber-framed | ✗ |
| Timber-laced | ✗ |
| Vitrification | ✗ |
| Other Burning | ✗ |
| Palisade | ✗ |
| Counter Scarp Bank | ✗ |
| Berm | ✗ |
| Unfinished | ✗ |
| No Known Excavation | ✓ |
| Other | ✗ |
| ✗ | None |
| ✓ | None |
Number of Ditches: 1
| ✗ | None |
Pugh, R.B. and Crittall, E. 1957. A history of Wiltshire, 1.1, The Victoria History of the Counties of England, London: OUP, 265.
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Lock, Gary and Ralston, Ian. 2024. Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. Available at: https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk
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