Chilcombe Hill Hillfort

Chilcombe Hill Hillfort is an archaeological site in Askerswell, West Dorset District, England. Chilcombe Hill Hillfort is situated nearby to Parish Church of St Michael, as well as near the village Askerswell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Parish Church of St Michael and Shipton Hill Settlement.

Parish Church of St Michael

Church

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Parish Church of St Michael is situated 2,100 feet north of Chilcombe Hill Hillfort.

Shipton Hill Settlement

Archaeological site

The Shipton Hill Settlement is an archaeological site, a defended settlement of the Iron Age, near Shipton Gorge in Dorset, England. It is a scheduled monument. Shipton Hill Settlement is situated 1½ miles west of Chilcombe Hill Hillfort.

Eggardon Hill

Meadow

Photo: Drongo, Public domain.

Eggardon Hill is a prehistoric hillfort on a hill in Dorset, England. It is located on chalk uplands approximately four miles to the east of the town of Bridport. Eggardon Hill is situated 1½ miles north of Chilcombe Hill Hillfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Askerswell and Chilcombe.

Askerswell

Village

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Askerswell is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England. It is sited on the small River Asker. It lies 11 miles west of the county town Dorchester.

Chilcombe

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Chilcombe is a hamlet and civil parish in Dorset, England, situated in the Dorset unitary authority administrative area about 4 miles east of Bridport and 10 miles west of the county town, Dorchester.

Uploders

Hamlet

Photo: Stephen Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Uploders is a small village in Dorset, England. It consists mainly of houses, and has a pub, the Crown, a Grade II listed Methodist chapel and a playing field. Uploders is situated 2 miles northwest of Chilcombe Hill Hillfort.

Chilcombe Hill Hillfort

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Askerswell, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.7252° or 50° 43′ 31″ north

Longitude

-2.66696° or 2° 40′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C2VP8GM+36

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2441948152

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

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