Univallate hillfort identified from the air in 1928 by Crawford.

Ditch sectioned by Phillips in 1938 yielding haematite coated and Belgic wares. No excavations were carried out in the inside.

A geophysical survey undertaken in 1990 by Wessex Archaeology was based aound the notional centre of Great Woodbury and employed a radial sampling comprising six linear transects. Within the enclosure a large number of internal features, mainly pits were found, along the potential north-east entrance. In the vicinity of the enclosure a number of ditches were recorded, these probably formed part of the associated field system.

Salisbury Museum has a box of pottery sherds from an excavation by Major and Mrs Vatcher which does not appear to have been recorded anywhere else. “A box of Iron Age/Romano-British sherds including rims from an excavation by Maj. L and Mrs F Vatcher”.

Location

OS map reference: SU 1441 2790. Nearest town/village: Salisbury.

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