Holmbury Hill

Holmbury Hill is a wooded area of 261 metres above sea level in Surrey, England, and the site of an Iron Age-period hillfort [1]. The fort was defended by two layers of ramparts to the west and north with escarpments on the eastern and southern slopes [1]. The outer ditches were originally about three metres deep and six metres wide [1]. The inner ditches were considerably larger, some four metres deep and nine metres wide [1]. These earthworks may have had a symbolic function in addition to a purely military one [1]. At 261 metres Holmbury Hill is the fourth highest point in the county [1].