Bindon Hill is an extensiveIron Ageearthwork enclosing a coastal hill area on theJurassic Coast nearLulworth Cove inDorset, England, about 19 kilometres (12 mi) west ofSwanage, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south west ofWareham, and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) south east ofDorchester. It is within anArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Bindon Hill
East end of Bindon Hill from Arish Mell gap
Highest point
Elevation	168 m (551 ft)[1]
Prominence	94 m (308 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Lewesdon Hill
Listing	sub-HuMP
Geography
Location	Dorset, England
Parent range	Purbeck Hills
OS grid	SY839802
Topo map	OSLandranger 194

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Map showing the location of Bindon Hill within Dorset.

The main rampart and external ditch (univallate) run for over 2 km along an east-west ridge parallel to the coast, which lies about 750 m to the south. The ridge rises to 168 m and the cliffs are 30–120 m high. At the western end, an incomplete series of ramparts curve back to the cliffs ofLulworth Cove. At the eastern end, the main rampart reaches the cliffs on the north side of Mupe Bay. The total enclosed area is about 110ha.

The enormous enclosed area, lack of evidence of settlement in the interior, and the impossibility of effectively defending such a large perimeter, all suggest it was primarily an enclosed pasture for domesticated animals, not a strategic tribalhill fort.

The Eastern half of Bindon Hill is only accessible when theLulworth Ranges are open to the public. It can be reached by a short walk fromWest Lulworth, or alternatively via theSouth West Coast Path from Lulworth Cove. The ranges are owned by theMinistry of Defence (MoD) and is part of the Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV) Gunnery School. The ranges are more than 2,830 hectares (7,000 acres),.^[2] Visitors are advised to keep to official footpaths and abide to local site notices, becausetanks andArmoured vehicles are used in this area. Safety warnings about explosives and unexplodedshells are posted nearby by the MoD and there is a flashing warning lamp situated on the hill, which is illuminated when the ranges are in use.^[3]

• The Jurassic Coast Trust (2003).A Walk Through Time, the Official Guide to the Jurassic Coast. Coastal Publishing.ISBN 978-0-9544845-0-7.
• Barry Cunliffe (1974).Iron Age Communities in Britain.ISBN 978-0-7100-8725-6.

• Heritage at Risk Register:Bindon+Hill+camp

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