The Hillfort Study Group was founded in 1965 by a small group of archaeologists interested in the study of hillforts, with the object to encourage the study and exchange of information relating to hillforts.

• List of hillforts visited

The Institute of Archaeology holds the archives of the Hillfort Study Group. The material is divided into four categories:

• General Records (comprising agendas and records of meetings, membership lists and papers, and miscellaneous documents)
• Financial Records (for members of the HFSG only)
• Correspondence (comprising general correspondence, S. Elsdon, G. Guilbert, A.H.A. Hogg, J. May, K. Smith, and Westington Camp)
• Field guides 1966 – 2010 (List of field guide holdings)

To make an appointment to view this archive, please contact:

Institute Archivist - archivist@arch.ox.ac.uk

Telephone +44 (0)1865 278240 to leave a message with the receptionist.

For more information on the Hillfort Study Group, please visit  http://www.hillfortsstudygroup.org.uk

Hillfort Images Online

To view the image database for the HFSG, please visit:

https://archdams.arch.ox.ac.uk/

Login with:

Username - hfsg

Password - hillfort1

To view all the images, just click on the SEARCH button on the right-hand side, or search for specific keywords. Search terms listed below are ‘site name’ and ‘county’. Enter your term into the search box. This is not case sensitive.

Ayshire

Kildoon
Wardlow
Knockjargon

[Ayrshire]

Coal Hill
Ardrossan
Walls Hill

Berkshire

Uffington Castle
Walbury

Clywd

Craigadwy Wynt

Cornwall

Castle-an-Dinas
Treen Dinas
Chun Castle
Trencrom
Rough Tor
The Rumps

Derbyshire

Comb Moss
Castle Naze
Gardoms
Markland Grips
Carl Wark
Castle Rings
Fin Cop
Mam Tor

Devonshire

Hembury

Dorset

Hambledon Hill
Rawlsbury
[Rawsbury]
Hod Hill
Badbury Rings

East Lothian

Traprain Law
White Meldon
Black Meldon
The Chesters

Gloucestershire

Leckhampton
Painswick Beacon
Old Sodbury
[Uley Bury]

[Gloucester]
Crickley Hill

Hampshire

Ladle Hill
Beacon Hill
Danebury
Hengistbury Head
Chiselbury
St. Catherine’s Hill
Winchester Hill

Herefordshire

Caplar Camp
Croft Ambrey

Kirkcudbright

Trustys Hill

Montgomery

The Breidden

Norfolk

Wareham Camp

Northamptonshire

Hunsbury

Northumberland

Brough Law
Cocklawfoot
White Knowe
Woden Low
Eildon Hill
Hownam Rings
Sourhope
Dere Street
Ingram’s Hill
[Ingram Hill]
Greaves Ash
Yeavering Bell
Harehope Rings

Peebleshire

Dreva

Shropshire

The Wrekin
Badbury Rings
Caer Caradoc
The Wrekin
Old Oswestry

Somerset

Maes Knoll
Worlebury
South Cadbury

Staffordshire

The Berth

Sussex

Ranscombe
The Caburn
[Coburn]
The Trundle

W Merioneth

Moel Offrym
Nannau

[West Merioneth]

Bryn y Castell

Wiltshire

Winklebury
Barbury Castle

Yarnbury Camp

Yorkshire

Stanwick

ANOMOLIES

Wales [no county]

Caer Drewyn
Moel Arthur
Moel y Gaer

[Sites with no county recorded]

Ingleborough
[Inglesborough]

Lleyn Peninsula

Garn Boduan