Here’s the glorious multivallate Iron Age hillfort (and Roman fort) atop #HodHill #Dorset @nationaltrust
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A thread to celebrate #HillfortsWednesday
A thread to celebrate #HillfortsWednesday
Double ramparts define the 22ha hillfort of Hod Hill #Dorset except on the W with a single bank. Quarry pits form a line behind the ramparts. A Roman fort occupies the NW
Digital terrain model planlauf/TERRAIN from @HenryRothwell http://www.digitaldigging.net/hod-hill-dorset/
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Digital terrain model planlauf/TERRAIN from @HenryRothwell http://www.digitaldigging.net/hod-hill-dorset/
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The 2.6ha Roman fort at Hod Hill dates to c AD 44-52. It reused the N and W ramparts of the hillfort and was defended on its S and E sides by a rampart and 3 ditches
Excavations in 1951-8 revealed much of the internal structure
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Excavations in 1951-8 revealed much of the internal structure
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It was thought the Roman army built a fort on Hod Hill after laying siege to the Iron Age hillfort (as shown in this excellent reconstruction painting © Nick Skelton @nationaltrust)
Now it seems the hillfort was abandoned a good century before the Romans
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Now it seems the hillfort was abandoned a good century before the Romans
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Excavations at Hod Hill found iron projectiles from a Roman ballista. Ian Richmond thought these had been fired into the hillfort during a siege. It seems more likely they were fired from the Roman fort during catapult practice
Ballistae © Mariusz Kozik
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Ballistae © Mariusz Kozik
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Most discussion of Hod Hill #Dorset @nationaltrust centres on the death of the Iron Age hillfort. We wanted to focus on its life, therefore conducted a geophysical survey of the interior
Here it is
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© Dave Stewart and Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday #LoveGeofiz
Here it is
© Dave Stewart and Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday #LoveGeofiz
The most striking features on our geofiz of Hod Hill are the 10-15m diameter Iron Age roundhouses which are so densely packed that they often overlap
Some are set within enclosures. All cluster alongside a road system that branches out from the NE gate
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Some are set within enclosures. All cluster alongside a road system that branches out from the NE gate
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The so-called chieftain’s hut at Hod Hill #Dorset which was thought had been the target of a Roman artillery attack, was not the largest enclosed house built inside the hillfort as the geophysical survey shows
Sometimes we spend hours looking at this plot
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Sometimes we spend hours looking at this plot
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Tantalising close ups of our geophysical survey inside Hod Hill
An Iron Age roundhouse with gulley, internal post ring, storage pits, hearth and SE facing entrance
A section of road bordered by rows of 4 post structures - (possibly granaries)
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An Iron Age roundhouse with gulley, internal post ring, storage pits, hearth and SE facing entrance
A section of road bordered by rows of 4 post structures - (possibly granaries)
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Hod Hill #Dorset for #HillfortsWednesday:
The view to the North of the Iron Age ramparts to the Iwerne Valley and the view NW to the River Stour
Proper lovely
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The view to the North of the Iron Age ramparts to the Iwerne Valley and the view NW to the River Stour
Proper lovely
More of Hod Hill #Dorset for #HillfortsWednesday
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the northern bivallate ramparts of the hillfort looking East;
the Eastern circuit of the Roman fort where it intersects with the Iron Age earthworks;
the Southern inner scarp with quarry pits
the northern bivallate ramparts of the hillfort looking East;
the Eastern circuit of the Roman fort where it intersects with the Iron Age earthworks;
the Southern inner scarp with quarry pits
Gates that pierce the circuit of Iron Age ramparts on Hod Hill in #Dorset:
the Steepleton Gate (Iron Age) in the NE;
the Water Gate (Roman) in the NW;
the Home Gate (medieval) in the SE
Happy #HillfortsWednesday everyone !
the Steepleton Gate (Iron Age) in the NE;
the Water Gate (Roman) in the NW;
the Home Gate (medieval) in the SE
Happy #HillfortsWednesday everyone !