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Portingbury Hills, Essex

Portingbury Hills is a group of Iron Age earthworks in Beggarshall Coppice, Hatfield Forest, Essex. The earthworks consist of 3 features; a hill and mound connected by a zig-zag causeway formed by 2 almost parallel ditches to another rectangular enclosure measuring 98ft × 69ft surrounded by a large ditch with a suggested bank up to 36 feet wide. The site is within the council area of Uttlesford (Essex).
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1002168.

Place Type: Prehistoric Monument
Historic County: Essex
Lat, Long: 51.861318,0.22531655
Grid Reference: TL 5333 2042
Civil Parish: Hatfield Broad Oak CP
Council Area: Uttlesford CA (Essex CA)
Police Area: Essex PA

GBPN ID: 303936
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Portingbury_Hills,_Essex_303936

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