Ladle Hill Fort is a famous unfinished Iron Age hillfort in Hampshire, England. Its abandonment mid-construction makes it invaluable for archaeologists, revealing the building methods for univallate enclosures. The site, also a Scheduled Monument, features well-preserved earthworks, a disc barrow, and earlier Bronze Age linear ditches, offering clear insights into ancient construction.

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1. Watership Down Hill – Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort loop from Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green

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2. St Mary's Church, Kingsclere – Watership Down Hill loop from Kingsclere

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3. Beautiful tree – Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort loop from Ecchinswell

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Location: Litchfield And Woodcott, Basingstoke And Deane, Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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Approaching the hillfort

1. Watership Down Hill – Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort loop from Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green

2. St Mary's Church, Kingsclere – Watership Down Hill loop from Kingsclere

3. Beautiful tree – Ladle Hill Iron Age Hillfort loop from Ecchinswell

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