Walbury (Hillfort) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Walbury (Hillfort) by ginger tt

Image credit: Ian Freeman

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Image of Walbury (Hillfort) by ginger tt

Taken from the track to the west

Image credit: Ian Freeman

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Image of Walbury (Hillfort) by ginger tt

Western bank

Image credit: Ian Freeman

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Image of Walbury (Hillfort) by ginger tt

Western entrance

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Articles

Walbury

Hillfort

wysefool May 12, 2007

‘The name is from that of a curvilinear earthwork upon the hill OE Weala byrig, ‘Briton’s or Welshman’s fort’. In Gough’s Camden it is called Cornhill, which may be the older name...‘

Berkshire place names, G W B Huntingford

Walbury

Hillfort

wysefool May 7, 2007

from ‘Berkshire’ by Ian Yarrow

‘... the camp is enclosed within a single rampart and ditch, and a walk right round is about one mile in length. A Neolithic axehead and a Bronze Age urn have been found within the camp, indicating that it was in use for some purpose before the Iron Age.‘

Sites within 20km of Walbury

Combe Gibbet

Long Barrow • 1.06km WNW

7

5

1
Inkpen Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.43km W

1

1
Smay Down

Long Barrow • 6.72km WSW

2

1
Fosbury Camp

Hillfort • 7.34km SW

35

5

1
Botley Copse

Long Barrow • 8.05km WSW

1
Wash Common Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.68km ENE

6

2
Bevisbury

Plateau Fort • 8.84km SW

2

1
Upper Woodcott Farm

Long Barrow • 9.04km ESE

2
Tidcombe Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.05km WSW

11

2

1
Beacon Hill

Hillfort • 9.5km E

18

7

1
Kenward Stone

Carving • 9.53km SW

6

2

6
Chisbury

Hillfort • 10.33km W

7

3
Tow Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.58km WSW

16

2
Seven Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.9km ESE

5

4
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 11.01km W

2
Grafton Disc Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.51km WSW

5

2
Ladle Hill

Hillfort • 11.51km E

6

3
Ladle Hill Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.56km E

3

1
Watership Down

Round Barrow(s) • 12.36km E

1
Angle Down Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.49km ESE

3
Fairmile Down

Long Barrow • 12.65km WSW

19

2
Borough Hill

Hillfort • 12.86km NNE

2

1
Bussock Camp

Hillfort • 14.29km NE

4

2
Ballards Copse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.82km WNW

3

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 15.01km W

5

1
Rowbury Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.32km NNE

1

1
Membury Camp

Hillfort • 15.54km NW

27

3

2
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 15.55km W

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.76km W

1
Godsbury

Enclosure • 15.97km WSW

3

2
Weyhill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.04km SSW

2
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 16.33km WSW

2

1
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.38km W

8

3
Ludgershall 1

Round Barrow(s) • 16.42km SW

5

2
King Ina Earthworks (Eastern section)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.43km SW

2

1
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.5km W

1
Ludgershall 2

Round Barrow(s) • 16.51km SW

5

2
Windmill Hill (Ludgershall)

16.51km SW

2

1
East Garston Ditch

Dyke • 16.81km NNW

10

2

2
Southly Bridge Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.03km SW

3

2
Pickpit Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.11km SW

1

1
Ramsbury Corner

Hillfort • 17.13km ENE

3

1
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 17.14km WSW

14

3
Balksbury

Hillfort • 17.34km S

2

2
Grimsbury Castle

Hillfort • 17.5km NE

20

4
Cow Down (Tidworth)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.54km SW

1

2
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.63km WSW

12

1

1
Aldbourne Blowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.65km WNW

3

2

1
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 17.8km W

3

2
The Aldbourne Way

Ancient Trackway • 17.95km WNW

1
Snail Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.08km WSW

2

1

4
Bury Hill

Hillfort • 18.3km S

18

2
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 18.7km WSW

15

3
Weather Hill

Henge • 18.92km WSW

5

3

1
Woolley Downs Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.95km N

2

2
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.17km WSW

2

3
Sidbury Hill

Hillfort • 19.18km SW

1

4
Abra Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.29km ESE

2

2
Beedon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.4km NNE

3

1
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.53km WNW

20

1
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.66km WNW

7

1
Martinsell

Hillfort • 19.67km W

14

7
Andyke

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.71km SE

3

1
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.71km WSW

11

1

3
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.73km WSW

1
Hot Cross Bun

Round Barrow(s) • 19.78km WSW

3

1
Aldbourne 'Cup Barrow'

Round Barrow(s) • 19.9km WNW

1

1
Aldbourne Four Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.97km WNW

11

1

5

2