The Trundle
The Trundle is a hillfort on St Roche's Hill about 4 miles north of Chichester, West Sussex, England. It was built in the Iron Age on the site of a causewayed enclosure, a form of early Neolithic earthwork found in northwestern Europe.Photo: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 676 feet
- Description: hillfort in West Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “The Trundle hillfort, causewayed enclosure and associated remains at St Roche’s Hill”, “Trundle”, and “Trundle Camp”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Goodwood House and Weald and Downland Living Museum.
Goodwood House
Photo: Ian Stannard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Goodwood House is a Grade I listed country house, set within a 4,900 hectares estate in Westhampnett, Chichester, West Sussex, England. The house in its present iteration is built around an existing Jacobean house, dating to 1617, to which a north and south wing were added during the eighteenth century.
Weald and Downland Living Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Weald and Downland Living Museum is an open-air museum in Singleton, West Sussex. The museum is a registered charity. The museum covers 40 acres, with over 50 historic buildings dating from 950AD to the 19th century, along with gardens, farm animals, walks and a mill pond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chichester and West Dean.
Chichester
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, on England's South East coast. Chichester is famous for the annual Chichester Festivities and the Chichester Real Ale and Jazz Festival.
West Dean
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
West Dean is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England 5 miles north of Chichester on the A286 road just west of Singleton.
East Dean
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
East Dean is a village and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England. The village is in a valley in the South Downs, 5+1⁄2 miles north-northeast of Chichester on a narrow road between Singleton on the A286 and Upwaltham on the A285 road.
The Trundle
- Categories: archaeological site, contour fort, historic site, and landform
- Location: Singleton, Chichester District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.8925° or 50° 53′ 33″ northLongitude
-0.7538° or 0° 45′ 14″ westElevation
676 feet (206 metres)Open location code
9C2XV6RW+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29269186OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q7847949
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Satellite Map
Discover The Trundle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“The Trundle” goes by many names.
- German: “The Trundle”
- Japanese: “ザ・トランドル”
- Korean: “세인트 로슈 언덕에 있는 트런들 힐포트, 둑길이 있는 인클로저 및 관련 유적”
- Korean: “트런들”
- Spanish: “The Trundle”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lavant Down and Charlton Down.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Roche’s Hill and Goodwood Racecourse.
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