Lockerley Camp

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Lockerley Camp
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Location Hampshire
Coordinates 51°01′54″N1°34′03″W / 51.0317°N 1.5675°W / 51.0317; -1.5675 Coordinates: 51°01′54″N1°34′03″W / 51.0317°N 1.5675°W / 51.0317; -1.5675
Area5 acres
History
PeriodsIron Age
Site notes
Public accesson private farmland

Lockerley Camp is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located in Hampshire. Situated on a low gravel-capped plateau, it covers approximately 5 acres and is now much reduced by ploughing, for the majority of the site falls into farmland, although a small area to the north is within a small coppice and the earthworks are more discernible here. [1] [2]

Location

The site is located at grid reference SU304259 , and lies to the east of the village of Lockerley, in the county of Hampshire. Immediately to the north lies the River Dun. The site lies at a level of approximately 40m AOD.

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