Hill forts · South East England
Goosehill Camp
In or near Fishbourne.
Goosehill Camp — hillfort in West Sussex, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bosham · 7.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Goosehill Camp, the nearest railway station is Bosham, located 7.3 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is PO18 9NJ, and entry to the site is free.
About
Goosehill Camp is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "hillfort in West Sussex, England, UK". Coordinates: 50.9070°, -0.8219°.
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Official information
Goosehill Camp is the earthwork remains of an Iron Age hill-slope fort located in West Sussex. Visitors can explore the concentric two-ring earthwork, which includes evidence of past occupation and various archaeological finds.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Kingley Vale SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: KINGLEY VALE
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Goosehill Camp is a prehistoric earthwork that dates back to the Iron Age. It consists of two concentric banks and ditches. The inner enclosure has one entrance and surround two levelled hut sites. Goosehill Camp is within the Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve, on the South Downs.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.9070, -0.8219
- County
- West Sussex
- District
- Chichester
- Parish
- West Dean
- Postcode
- PO18 9NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chichester
- Nearest railway station
- Bosham — 7.3 km
- Official site
- www.pastscape.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5584137 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Goosehill Camp (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Goose Hill camp - geograph.org.uk - 9286.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Goosehill Camp?
- Goosehill Camp is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode PO18 9NJ), in the parish of West Dean.
- What is Goosehill Camp?
- Goosehill Camp — hillfort in West Sussex, England, UK.
- How do I get to Goosehill Camp?
- The nearest railway station is Bosham, about 7.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode PO18 9NJ.
- Who owns Goosehill Camp?
- Goosehill Camp is owned by | designation1 = Scheduled Ancient Monument.
- Is Goosehill Camp a listed building?
- Goosehill Camp is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Goosehill Camp a protected site?
- Yes — Goosehill Camp is part of the Kingley Vale SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the KINGLEY VALE National Nature Reserve.
- Is Goosehill Camp free to visit?
- Yes, Goosehill Camp is free to enter.
- How do I get to Goosehill Camp?
- The nearest railway station is Bosham, about 7.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PO18 9NJ.