CLASS B. 



Fortresses on hill-tops with artificial defences, following the natural line 

 of the hill. 



e.g.— Sinodun, Berkshire.* 

 Mam Tor, Derbyshire. 

 Hembury (Payhembury), 



Devonshire. 

 Badbury Rings, Dorsetshire. 

 Maiden Castle, Dorsetshire. 



Earl's Hill, Pontesbury, Shropshire.* 

 Cadbury (near Wincanton), Somer- 

 setshire. 

 Cissbury, Sussex. 

 Mount Caburn, Sussex,* 

 Oliver's Camp, Wiltshire.* 



Or, though usually on high ground, less dependent on natural slopes for 

 protection. 



e.g. — Cholesbury, Buckingham- The Auberys, Redbourn, Hertford- 



shire.* shire. 



Ambresbury Banks, Essex. Hunsbury, Northamptonshire. 



Yarnbury, Wiltshire.* 



* See plans. 



The entrance ways to early hill-forts were frequently rendered difficult 

 of approach : sometimes circuitous, as at Yarnbury, dangerous, as at 

 Comb Moss, Derbyshire, or involved, as at the east and west ends of Maiden 

 Castle, Dorset. Such entrance ways should be carefully noted. 



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