Beacon Hill Camp

Beacon Hill Camp, Burghclere
ancient monument, hillfort
parish:
county:
coords:
Burghclere
Hampshire
SU458572
univallate
refce: HANTSLOC.t
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants VIII.12
description
 The place is described in text Cobbett 1830
refce: Cobbett 1830
... the lofty hill at HIGHCLERE, which is called Beacon-hill, and on the top of which there are still the marks of a Roman encampment. We saw this hill as soon as we got on Winchester downs; and without any regard to roads, we steered for it, as sailors do for a land-mark.
description
 The place is described in text Cox 1738
- hillfort - Burghclere parish: - Hampshire
refce: Cox 1738
... an Hill, on the Top of which is a military Camp (such as our Ancestors called a Burgh) surrounded with a large Trench, ...
old map
 Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- house
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU45.jpg)
old map
 Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- house
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU45.jpg)
old map
 Shown on an old map by Norden 1607 (probably)
- ancient monument, hillfort - Evinger Hundred - Hamshire
Period - 1590s-1600s
refce: Norden 1607
(NRD1SU45.jpg)
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001