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Chalbury Hillfort
Viewed from Green Hill to the north
Chalbury Hillfort is located in Dorset
Chalbury Hillfort
Shown within Dorset
LocationNear Bincombe, Dorset
Coordinates50°39′13″N 2°25′56″W / 50.65361°N 2.43222°W / 50.65361; -2.43222
OS grid referenceSY 695 838
Altitude116 m (381 ft)
TypeHillfort
Area3.4 hectares (8.4 acres)
History
PeriodsBronze Age
Iron Age
Scheduled monument
Official nameMulti-period archaeological landscape centred on and including a slight univallate hillfort called Chalbury, two bowl barrows, part of a Bronze Age urnfield and a series of medieval strip fields
Designated8 November 1928
Reference no.1002711

Chalbury Hillfort is an Iron Age hillfort about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the village of Bincombe, in Dorset, England. It is a scheduled monument.[1]

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