Mountains & hills · South East England
Ladle Hill
In or near Ecchinswell.
Ladle Hill — Named summit at 232 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Overton · 7.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ladle Hill is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 232 m.". Coordinates: 51.3082°, -1.3150°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Ladle Hill SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Ladle Hill is a 10.5-hectare (26-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Kingsclere in Hampshire. It is also a Scheduled Monument.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
Ladle Hill is perhaps the best known of all of the unfinished hillforts in Britain (Feacham 1971). It was first correctly identified as an unfinished hillfort and described in detail by the archaeologist Stuart Piggott in 1931. The site has been invaluable to help archeologists understand the methods employed in the creation of Iron Age date univallate enclosures, with the partially constructed nature of the site revealing features that would normally be concealed in a completed example, such as for possible setting-out ditches, and piles of chalky soil initially quarried from the ditch and deposited in the interior for finishing the rampart. At Ladle Hill it has long been suspected that…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.3082, -1.3150
- County
- Hampshire
- District
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Parish
- Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green
- Postcode
- RG20 9NJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Nearest railway station
- Overton — 7.1 km
Sources
- osm: n3588503488 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Ladle Hill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Ladle-Hill-geograph-306526-by-Andrew-Smith.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ladle Hill?
- Ladle Hill is in Hampshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG20 9NJ), in the parish of Ecchinswell, Sydmonton and Bishops Green.
- What is Ladle Hill?
- Ladle Hill — Named summit at 232 m.
- How do I get to Ladle Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Overton, about 7.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode RG20 9NJ.
- Is Ladle Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Ladle Hill is part of the Ladle Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Ladle Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Ladle Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Ladle Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Overton, about 7.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RG20 9NJ.