Arbury Banks, Hertfordshire

Coordinates: 52°01′56″N 00°09′46″W / 52.03222°N 0.16278°W / 52.03222; -0.16278
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3D view of the digital terrain model

hill fort southwest of Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England
.

It was probably first constructed during the

Excavations in the 1850s traced Arbury Banks' horseshoe-shaped ramparts and identified two opposed north-north-west and south-south-east entrances. Evidence was also discovered for several enclosures
or buildings inside the fort.

Arbury Banks has been suggested as a possible location for the

Battle of Watling Street, where a small Roman force destroyed the army of Boudica.[1]

The site is a scheduled monument.[2]

grid reference: TL261387

References

  1. ^ Grahame A. Appleby, "The Boudican Revolt: countdown to defeat", Hertfordshire Archaeology and History Vol. 16 (2009), pp. 57-65
  2. ^ Historic England. "Arbury Banks Iron Age hillfort (1008981)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

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52°01′56″N 00°09′46″W / 52.03222°N 0.16278°W / 52.03222; -0.16278