MONUMENTS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

MONUMENT CLASS DESCRIPTION

HILLTOP ENCLOSURES

MAY 1988

1 Definition 2 Date 3 General Description 4 Distribution and regional variation
5 Rarity 6 Survival and Potential 7 Associations 8 Characterisation criteria
12 Bibliography 13 Acknowledgements 14 Figures

HILLTOP ENCLOSURES

Alternative and colloquial terms: large univallate fort; hillfort; massive straggling structures; pastoral enclosures; stock enclosures

Ordnance Survey map terms: fort

RCHME Thesaurus Monument Type : Hilltop Enclosure.