General view of some of the remaining fortification mounds inside Pulpit Hill hillfort, near Wendover, Buckinghamshire, UK.
"This is a fairly small hillfort, covered in mixed and beech woodland, but surrounded by beautiful woods and valleys, with both an and the prime minister’s country house in close proximity. The fort is very obvious when reached, as the ditches and earthworks are very pronounced, but not all that high, and this coupled with the trees can make the shape of the fort hard to discern. The view is largely blocked by the trees too, but where gaps can be found it is worth a look, particularly at sunset. The sides of the spur on which the fort stands are extremely steep on all but the south-eastern, where the ground slopes steadily but gradually through the wood, until the woods end at the road between Butler’s cross and Gt. Missenden, at the main entrance to Chequers. The south-western, western, and northern slopes of the hillfort are designated as a and nature reserve. This hillfort is one of my absolute favourites, even though it is not all that spectacular to look at, because of the atmosphere. Particularly on a late winter’s afternoon with mist and drizzle, Pulpit Hill is one of the most evocative iron age forts around."
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Location: Pulpit Hill hillfort, near Wendover, Buckinghamshire, UK.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
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