Haydown Hill and Fosbury Camp from Conholt Hill
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Haydown Hill and Fosbury Camp from Conholt Hill
Image: © Alan Cooper Taken: Unknown
We are looking from Conholt Hill towards Haydown Hill which is 254m above sea level. At the top of the hill is the ancient iron-age fort of Fosbury Camp with its earth ramparts and field system. So steep is the valley that the normally straight Roman road from Winchester to Cirencester makes a long curved detour. This is a very rural part of Hampshire. Traditionally sheep rearing land, farming subsidies has encouraged farmers to grow cereal, despite the meagre chalky soil.
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Image Location
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51.306696
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-1.535154