How Hill hillfort

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Historical Environment Record No:
MYD5166
Parish:
Downholme
OS Grid Reference:
SE108980
Dale:
Swaledale
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Description

How Hill hillfort from the air MYD5166 (c) YDNPA, 2023

How Hill hillfort from the air MYD5166 (c) YDNPA, 2023

How Hill Iron Age hillfort occupies a strategic position commanding both the Walburn gap and access to Upper Swaledale. The remains of the bank and ditch of the hillfort are still clearly visible on the steeper, west side and although ploughed during the Medieval period, the line of the ramparts is partly fossilized in the ridge and furrow and lynchets that cover the rest of the hill.

Source:

White, Robert (2002) The Yorkshire Dales. A Landscape Through Time. Ilkley: Great Northern Books

Location

Downholme is on the A6108 between Leyburn (6 miles) and Richmond (7 miles). At Downholme, take the track behind the Vicarage which is opposite the Downholme village sign on the A6108. The site can be viewed to the right 500 metres along this track.

Public Transport Details

Nearest town/village: Downholme. Call Traveline on 0870 608 2 608 to plan your journey. After the welcome message key in 885 for North Yorkshire information.

Accessibility

Track is rough and stony in places.