More information : (SO 76279085) Burf Castle (NR). (1)
Burf Castle is an Iron Age hill fort, univallate and under 3 acres in area. (2-3)
Burf Castle (name confirmed (a)) an Iron Age defended settlement situation on a low hill at 125m OD. It is defined by a scarp slope generally 1.6m in height, with a steep natural
slope on the south-west.
The enclosed area measures 140.0m from north-west to south-east, by 60.0m transversely, and there are traces of an apparently inturned entrance at the south east end. The north-
west end encloses a natural knoll with traces of an external ditch. The apparent ditch at the south-east end appears to be a natural gully.
The earthwork is planted with trees, and obscured by dense undergrowth.
Published survey (1:2500) revised on MSD. (4)
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