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Hambledon Hill in LiDAR

Hambledon Hill is an Iron Age hillfort in Dorset. Here it is in the Environment Agency's 1 m LiDAR, shaded so the shape of the ground stands out. Look for the hillfort's three ramparts on the main hill, the footprints of roundhouses inside, and the long mound of the barrow.

What you can see

• Hambledon's hillfort defences can still be seen today, including its three ramparts. (National Trust)
• The National Trust says you can see the footprints of Iron Age roundhouses on the hilltop. (National Trust)
• As well as the hillfort, Hambledon Hill has a long barrow. (National Trust)
• The National Trust calls Hambledon one of the best-preserved Iron Age hillforts in Britain and one of the best-preserved Neolithic landscapes in Europe. (National Trust)

Visiting

National Trust countryside open dawn to dusk; there is no car park at present, but footpaths climb from Child Okeford or Iwerne Courtney and the Stour Valley Way crosses the hill. (National Trust)

Official record: Historic England list entry 1002677: Hambledon Hill camp.

Look, don't detect or dig

Hambledon Hill is a Scheduled Monument, protected by law because it's of national importance. In England it's a criminal offence to use a metal detector on a Scheduled Monument without Historic England's written consent, and to remove any object of archaeological or historical interest found with one. Damaging a scheduled monument is an offence too, and works on one, including digging, need Scheduled Monument Consent first. More on Scheduled Monuments and the rules.

Keep to paths and open access land, and follow the Countryside Code.

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