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Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age burial barrows lie on the top of Old Winchester Hill, itself the site of a later Iron Age hillfort settlement. The barrows are about 3800 years old and. Covered in heaped chalk, would have been quite outstanding in their day. There are four inside the fort, seven outside the west gate and possibly three more incorporated into the southern rampart. The hillfort was built about 2500 years ago, a univallate fort with a single, very steep, ditch and embankment, entrances on the east and west, and roundhouses and stores inside with a wooden palisade around the whole. The views are magnificent – this was a perfect location for a hillfort. On a clear day, the Isle of Wight can be seen.
Old Winchester Hill is also a 150-acre national reserve, home to many species of plants and wildlife. Spot the small yew wood – great for hide and seek.
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