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Giant's Grave, Wiltshire

Giant's Grave is a promontory fort near Oare, Wiltshire. It is situated on the summit of an extremely narrow and steeply sloping ridge called Martinshell Hill overlooking the Vale of Pewsey. The promontory fort survives as a triangular enclosed area of approximately 4 acres defined to the east by a single rampart bank measuring up to 60ft wide and 6ft high with a partially buried ditch of up 35ft wide. It is within the council area of Wiltshire.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1005696.

Place Type: Hillfort
Historic County: Wiltshire
Lat, Long: 51.368204,-1.7614813
Grid Reference: SU 1670 6326
Civil Parish: Wilcot, Huish and Oare CP
Council Area: Wiltshire CA
Police Area: Wiltshire PA

GBPN ID: 302026
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Giant's_Grave,_Wiltshire_302026

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