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  2. British Iron Age - Wikipedia

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    The Battersea Shield, c. 350–50 BC. The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.

  3. List of prehistoric structures in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    There are many prehistoric sites and structures of interest remaining from prehistoric Britain, spanning the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.Among the most important are the Wiltshire sites around Stonehenge and Avebury, which are designated as a World Heritage Site.

  4. List of hillforts and ancient settlements in Somerset

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    Sweetworthy is an Iron Age hillfort or enclosure on the north-facing slope of Dunkery Hill. It has a single rampart and external ditch, enclosing 0.25 hectares (0.62 acres). The rampart is still visible and the ditch on the east side is used as a trackway. [187] [188] Taps Combe Camp Chelvey Batch Settlement Iron Age: 1007909 [189] – Chelvey

  5. Hillfort - Wikipedia

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    Outside Greece and Italy, which were more densely populated, the vast majority of settlements in the Iron Age were small, with perhaps no more than 50 inhabitants. Hillforts were the exception, and were the home of up to 1,000 people. With the emergence of oppida in the Late Iron Age, settlements could reach as large as 10,000 inhabitants. [3]

  6. Category:Iron Age sites in England - Wikipedia

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  7. ‘Incredibly fascinating’ Roman, Iron Age and Bronze Age ...

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    Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of Roman, Bronze Age and Iron Age settlements in Essex, southern England, in findings described as “incredibly fascinating.”. The settlements, discovered ...

  8. Iron Age tribes in Britain - Wikipedia

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    The main Iron Age tribes in Southern Britain The names of the Celtic Iron Age tribes in Britain were recorded by Roman and Greek historians and geographers, especially Ptolemy . Information from the distribution of Celtic coins has also shed light on the extents of the territories of the various groups that occupied the island.

  9. Maiden Castle, Dorset - Wikipedia

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    Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi (2.6 km) southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset. [1] [2] Hill forts were fortified hill-top settlements constructed across Britain during the Iron Age. The earliest archaeological evidence of human activity on the site consists of a Neolithic causewayed enclosure and bank barrow.