Trundle hillfort
An Iron Age hillfort on a Downs hilltop above Goodwood, ringed by grassy ramparts and long views to the coast and the Isle of Wight
Open accessin a country park open to the public
Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls
The car park sits almost at the top, so the climb up to the ramparts is short. The Trundle is an Iron Age hillfort, a hilltop ringed by earth banks and ditches thrown up more than two thousand years ago, set on St Roche’s Hill on the South Downs above Goodwood racecourse. Beneath the fort lie the fainter rings of a much older Neolithic camp. The banks still stand well, and from the top the view runs south over Chichester Harbour to the Isle of Wight, with the Monarch’s Way passing below. The medieval chapel of St Roche that gave the hill its name is long gone, and the Weald & Downland Living Museum is a short drive north.
More at the National Heritage List entry
