Castle Hill

The roads here are unmetalled private drives

  1. Follow the gravel track up the hill.

    Lat:50° 50' 14.6'' N(50.8374°)
    Long:1° 42' 56.2'' W(-1.7156°)
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  2. Turn left at the top and then carry on up the hill past the ponds.

    Lat:50° 50' 11.8'' N(50.8366°)
    Long:1° 43' 3.8'' W(-1.71772°)
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  3. Keep going on up the track until you reach a fork in the road, where you take the right-hand track.

    Lat:50° 50' 4.9'' N(50.8347°)
    Long:1° 43' 7.7'' W(-1.71881°)
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  4. A little further on, a small "lawn" opens up on your right and one of the few stretches of the old hill fort ramparts that isn't buried in the woodland can be seen.

    Lat:50° 50' 2.8'' N(50.8341°)
    Long:1° 43' 12.5'' W(-1.72013°)
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  5. Returning to the track, you pass through what may have been one of the original gateways. Certainly judging from the height of the rampart on your left, this was a well-defended section.

    Lat:50° 50' 0.2'' N(50.8334°)
    Long:1° 43' 11.1'' W(-1.71976°)
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  6. Carry on along the track, through the group of cottages known as Blackbush. Go over the stile on your left. This leads to a fairly boring track between two palatial estates, and down to the main road.

    Lat:50° 49' 51.6'' N(50.831°)
    Long:1° 43' 7'' W(-1.7186°)
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  7. Follow the path down to the main road. There were some rather nice pigs down there, when I checked it out. Turn left and keep to the pavement back to your car.

    Lat:50° 49' 52.3'' N(50.8312°)
    Long:1° 43' 0'' W(-1.71667°)
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