Site Name: Bury Hill
Civil Parish: Purton
Grid Ref: 405750, 190100

Description:
Iron Age hillfort.

Details:
A univallate hillfort considerably reduced by ploughing.


Sources:

Victoria County History 1 1 268 1957 Grinsell, L.V.
AER 189-90 County Archaeology Service, Tro
AER/C/296 County Archaeology Service, Tro

Data supplied by the Wiltshire Sites and Monuments Record Office.

Recommended books on hill forts;
Danebury Hillfort ~ Barry Cunliffe
Hillforts of England and Wales ~ James Dyer
Cadbury Castle - The Hillfort and Landscapes ~ Richard Tabor
The Wessex Hillfort Project ~ Andrew Payne, Mark Corney and Barry Cunliffe
Hillforts: Prehistoric Strongholds of Northumberland National Park ~ Stewart Ainsworth and Trevor Pearson
Celtic Fortifications ~ Ian Ralston