Arbury Banks, Hertfordshire

Local nameArbury Banks
LocationAshwell, Hertfordshire, UK

Arbury Banks is a hill fort southwest of Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England.

It was probably first constructed during the late Bronze Age, 1000-700 BC. Standing at 90 m above sea level, it is one of a line of six similar hill forts along the northern Chilterns that includes Wilbury Hill Camp southwest of Letchworth. Excavations in the 1850s traced Arbury Banks' horseshoe-shaped ramparts and identified two opposed north-north-west and south-south-east entrances. Evidence was also discovered for several enclosures or buildings inside the fort.

Ardbury Banks has been suggested as a possible location for the Battle of Watling Street, where a small Roman force destroyed the army of Boudica.The site is a scheduled monument.Ordnance Survey grid reference: TL261387

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbury_Banks,_Hertfordshire

Coordinates 52°1'56.829" N -0°9'45.672" E

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