Photo of Burrough Hill Country Park, a country park near Burrough on the Hill, Leicestershire, central England.

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Burrough Hill Country Park

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Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hillfort on a spur of the High Leicestershire wolds, its double ramparts still clear on the ground and a wide view north over the Wreake valley. Excavations here have turned up a timber gateway and a hoard of decorated chariot fittings. It’s a country park now, managed by the county council and open access, above the village of Burrough on the Hill. Melton Mowbray station is around 8km to the north.

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