Bevisbury facts for kids
Bevisbury is the name of an ancient fort from the Iron Age. The Iron Age was a time in history, from about 800 BC to AD 100, when people started using iron to make tools and weapons. Bevisbury was a "plateau fort," which means it was built on a flat, high piece of land, like a natural fortress.
This fort was built with a simple design: a single bank (a raised mound of earth) and a ditch (a trench dug around it) for protection. Today, much of the fort is gone or covered by plants. The best-preserved parts are the southern ramparts, which are the defensive walls or banks. You can also see several large holes, which were probably old quarries where people dug for stone or earth. There's even a private house built inside what used to be the fort's northeast corner.
Where is Bevisbury?
Bevisbury is located in England. It's found just east of a village called Chute in Wiltshire county. However, the fort itself is actually just inside the area known as the civil parish of Tangley, which is in the county of Hampshire. A "civil parish" is a small local area used for administrative purposes.
An old Roman Road cuts right through the Bevisbury site. This road is now called Hungerford Lane. It runs from the northwest to the southeast, connecting the historic city of Winchester to Mildenhall (which is close to Marlborough).
To the east of the fort, you'll find an area called Well Bottom and a forest known as Forty Acre Wood. To the southwest, there's another forest called Cathanger Wood. The site sits quite high up, at about 220 meters (or about 720 feet) above sea level.
- Map sources for Bevisbury
