Hascombe Hill :: Shared Description
Hascombe Hill is the site of an Iron Age hillfort close to the village of Hascombe. The hillfort encloses a thickly wooded area of approximately 6 acre). Encircling the crest of the hill is a defensive ditch 1.5 metres deep. The defences are reinforced on the northeast side (where the hillfort joins the rest of the hill) with a strong line of ramparts and ditches broken by a single entrance passage some 24 metres long.
In the early 19th century the hill became a naval telegraph station, using a mechanical form of semaphore to communicate with Netley Heath in Surrey on one side and Blackdown in Sussex on the other. A chain of such stations linked London with Portsmouth.
The height of Hascombe Hill is 644 feet and it is situated on the Greensand ridge.
In the early 19th century the hill became a naval telegraph station, using a mechanical form of semaphore to communicate with Netley Heath in Surrey on one side and Blackdown in Sussex on the other. A chain of such stations linked London with Portsmouth.
The height of Hascombe Hill is 644 feet and it is situated on the Greensand ridge.
by N Chadwick
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Created: Fri, 12 Oct 2012, Updated: Fri, 12 Sep 2014
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