Iron Age Fort
To the west of the hill is a clearly visible plateau thought to be the remains of an Iron Age fort.
'Romano-British' pottery, animal bone and hammerstones were recovered from the areas of 'shallow scoop' exposed within the enclosure.
One of the earliest references to the site was by Stephen Vine who notes that in 1765, during the course of flint digging at Wolstonbury Hill, a number of human skeletons were unearthed. His later description may indicate that the burials in question were of Saxon origin.
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