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The 20 best hill forts in East Midlands

Our curated top 20 hill forts in East Midlands, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 32 hill forts see the full hill forts index for East Midlands.

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    Castle Rising Castle

    Norfolk

    Castle Rising Castle, castles in Norfolk

    Castle Rising is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Castle Rising, Norfolk, England. It was built soon after 1138 by William d'Aubigny II, who had risen through the ranks of the Anglo-N

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    Castle Acre Castle

    Norfolk

    Castle Acre Castle, castles in Norfolk

    Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk. The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Ear

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    Conisbrough Castle

    Conisbrough Castle, castles in East Midlands

    Conisbrough Castle is a medieval fortification in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England. The castle was initially built in the 11th century by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, after the Norman

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    Lindum Colonia

    Lincolnshire

    Lindum Colonia, hill forts in Lincolnshire

    Lindum Colonia — Roman settlement in Lincoln, United Kingdom.

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    Lincoln Castle

    Lincolnshire

    Lincoln Castle, castles in Lincolnshire

    Lincoln Castle is a major medieval castle constructed in Lincoln, England, during the late 11th century by William the Conqueror on the site of a pre-existing Roman fortress. The castle is unusual in

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    Baconsthorpe Castle

    Norfolk

    Baconsthorpe Castle, hill forts in Norfolk

    Baconsthorpe Castle — Grade I listed castle in Norfolk, England, UK.

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    Arbor Low

    Derbyshire

    Arbor Low, hill forts in Derbyshire

    Arbor Low — Neolithic henge monument.

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    North Elmham chapel and manor house

    Norfolk

    North Elmham chapel and manor house, hill forts in Norfolk

    North Elmham chapel and manor house — Grade I listed building in North Elmham, Norfolk, United Kingdom.

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    Tattershall Castle

    Lincolnshire

    Tattershall Castle, castles in Lincolnshire

    Tattershall Castle is a castle in Tattershall, Lincolnshire, England. Since 1925 it has been in the care of the National Trust.

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    Bolingbroke Castle

    Lincolnshire

    Bolingbroke Castle, hill forts in Lincolnshire

    Bolingbroke Castle — castle in Bolingbroke, England.

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    Newark Castle

    Nottinghamshire

    Newark Castle, castles in Nottinghamshire

    Newark Castle — Grade I listed castle in Newark-on-Trent, United Kingdom.

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    The Bull Ring

    Derbyshire

    The Bull Ring, hill forts in Derbyshire

    The Bull Ring — Neolithic henge monument.

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    Minninglow

    Derbyshire

    Minninglow, hill forts in Derbyshire

    Minninglow — archaeological site in Derbyshire, England, UK.

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    Moulton Castle

    Lincolnshire

    Moulton Castle, castles in Lincolnshire

    Moulton Castle, also known as King's Hall Park, is a medieval earthwork and scheduled monument situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south of Moulton, Lincolnshire, England. It probably dates from the tw

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    Sheffield Castle

    Sheffield Castle, castles in East Midlands

    Sheffield Castle was a castle in Sheffield, England, constructed at the confluence of the River Sheaf and the River Don, possibly on the site of a former Anglo-Saxon long house, and dominating the ear

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    Seahenge

    Norfolk

    Seahenge, hill forts in Norfolk

    Seahenge — Early Bronze Age archaeological site, Norfolk.

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    Burrough Hill

    Leicestershire

    Burrough Hill, hill forts in Leicestershire

    Burrough Hill — Iron Age hill fort in Leicestershire, England, UK.

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    Duffield Castle

    Derbyshire

    Duffield Castle, castles in Derbyshire

    Duffield Castle — Norman castle in Duffield, Derbyshire, England.

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    Spong Hill

    Norfolk

    Spong Hill, hill forts in Norfolk

    Spong Hill — Anglo-Saxon cemetery.

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    Fin Cop

    Derbyshire

    Fin Cop, hill forts in Derbyshire

    Fin Cop — mountain in the United Kingdom.

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