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Name: | Ladle Hill |
Hill number: | 18380 |
Height: | 232m / 761ft |
Parent (Ma): | 2906 Walbury Hill |
RHB Section: | 42: South-East England & the Isle of Wight |
County/UA: | Hampshire |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Test, Thames |
Watershed: | Greater Thames Estuary, Land's End to Dover, Dover to Cape Wrath, The Solent |
Class: | Tump (200-299m) (Tu,2) |
Grid ref: | SU 47902 56754 |
Summit feature: | mound |
Drop: | 41m |
Col: | 191m SU489565 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 174 (1:25k) 144W |
Observations: | highest point on ramparts of hill fort |
Survey: | KR 2x Hand Level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 65 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parking for about 5 cars at crossroads west of Sydmonton, then took bridleway heading south for about 1 mile to join the Wayfairer's Walk. Tempted to take the steeper mor direct approach up the north side of hillfort, but thought better of it to protect achiles. Turn left and NE following Wayfairer's Walk and gentle ascent to the hillfort. Resist temptation to hop over barbed wire fence, carry on east along fence and you will be rewarded with a handgate a fence only a short distance beyond hp. After visiting summit return to handgate and continue east along WW towards Watership Down. | mntainman | 17/02/2024 |
Walked alone. | AJScourfield | 18/11/2023 |
1st summit of a 6 summit loop. Hill fort at top, view hidden by fog. | fnem | 04/12/2022 |
Cycled with dad. | AJScourfield | 08/10/2022 |
From the east. Good leg stretcher. Accompanied by two riders and their posh horses on way back. Then onto Watership Down with the horses. | Campbell Singer | 05/01/2022 |
Easy roadside parking to E. Quick out and back. | PGCE | 05/12/2021 |
Circuit of Ladle Hill and Watership Down from Sydmonton. Delightful walk on clear paths | Colin Crawford | 17/10/2021 |
Cycled with Dad. | AJScourfield | 06/06/2021 |
Ladle Hill Circular | Basingstone | 25/02/2021 |
From the car park on B3501. Watership Down, Ladle hill following Wayfarers Walk. Plenty of people about taking advantage of a break in the rain and the allowed amount of exercise during lockdown 2. Back to the car park and then to Cottington's hill in the rain. | Buck | 15/11/2020 |
Looking at the map, I thought the walk from Cottington's Hill to here would be a retrace, but access land on the scarp side meant most of the way could be varied. I walked below the top of Watership Down, interesting and flowery, just a little trespass at the W end of the Watership Down access land to join the Wayfarer's Path. Very nice flowery strip direct from tumuli, HP area back E. Sunny with long views. | pwheeler | 22/07/2020 |
from apex of minor road W, parking for several cars | Galltywenallt | 26/05/2020 |
Run: Cottington's Hill -> Caveley Hill -> Beacon Hill -> Sidown Hill -> Ladle Hill -> Watership Down. HP on hill fort earthworks. | maclrc | 01/03/2020 |
Parked at 49168 56600 and followed the path westwards. Went to given GR and all possible HPs on the ramparts. If a slag heap can be counted as a hill, surely Iron Age ramparts, being 2000 years older are more natural? | clivevilla | 22/02/2020 |
Bagged after Watership Down. | Dugswell2 | 03/09/2019 |
From Watership Down I followed the Wayfarer's Walk to Ladle Hill. A gate gave access to the hill fort, which I walked all around. I returned to White Hill car park via the Wayfarers Walk. | Sprog | 20/02/2019 |
Pleasant stroll along b/way from road to east with easy parking . | Mark Sims | 17/01/2019 |
Lovely walk up from Beacon Hill car park with Pete Doyle. On to Watership Down. | Dangerous Dave | 26/11/2018 |
Kingsclere (bus from Basingstoke) - Cottington's Hill - Watership Down - Ladle Hill - Beacon Hill - Sidown Hill - Caveley Hill - Kingsclere. | Mark Jackson | 20/10/2018 |
On route from Kingsclere to Beacon Hill via Watership Down | Mickeyfinn | 08/04/2018 |
Delightful stroll from road to E. | dal | 16/03/2018 |
Approached from east- where easy to park on verge. A grass- covered hillfort with ditches and embankments in flower- filled meadow. HP is on embankment.The evening light highlighted the rings of the nearby Beacon Hill. Approach includes attractive lane of old beech and crossing land apparently owned by Andrew Lloyd Weber. | Denise | 19/09/2017 |
Along bridleway from where lane crosses Down to the E - good parking on verge. Hill top has low bank and ditches, great views including Beacon Hill on far side of A34. | RichardM | 19/09/2017 |
Ample parking on road between Ladle Hill and Watership Down | ijpowell | 08/09/2017 |
From north at sunset. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/12/2016 |
From the east, good views from hill fort. | PeterD | 13/11/2016 |
A 6 hill,15 km jog/walk circular in 2:50 from Old Burghclere. After Watership Down. Lovely low afternoon sunlight giving great colours to the leaves and distinct red colouring to the bodies of red kites flying low overhead. Here is 'perhaps the best known of all of the unfinished hillforts in Britain' which has apparantly been invaluable in helping archeologists understand the methods employed in the creation of Iron Age date univallate (single bank and ditch) enclosures. | Chris Pearson | 12/10/2016 |
Over Watership Down and onto Ladle Hill. Good view point | trimarc2 | 08/07/2016 |
Walked from Beacon Hill car park on a circular route along the Wayfarers Walk from Watership Down hill fort not as impressive as Beacon Hill | philhythe | 15/11/2015 |
Three Legged Cross to Kingsclere. Surprised how quiet the area was on a sunny summer afternoon (perhaps locals were all at Ascot). | Smudge | 19/06/2015 |
Cottington's Hill, Watership Down and Ladle Hill from car park on B3051. | rhalstead | 15/03/2015 |
Climbed from Beacon Hill car park, via Old Burghclere. | DanMaisieBex | 16/11/2014 |
Grassed earthwork (pasture), nice hillfort (+AT did Watership Down). From E, PRoW, parking at start. | RHW | 08/04/2012 |
From car park on W side A34, Beacon Hill, Watership Down then this hillfort on return. | jonglew | 07/01/2012 |
Maisie's first hillclimb,with Grandma & Granddad for a picnic. She got a blister! Alas, no photographic record. | DanMaisieBex | 01/03/2011 |
Easy road side parking to east. Did Watership Down from same place. Picnic under tree afterwards with Millie | Hillsidenick | 18/07/2007 |
Wayfarer's Walk from Deane to Woodcott Down, connecting from Overton and to Whitchurch station at end | rjf35 | 15/08/2004 |
Came up here regularly when we lived in Kingsclere. Probably our favourite walk destination. Unfinished hillfort with decent chalk grassland and splendid views. Indicative date. | Herbert Anchovy | 01/06/2002 |
Many visits. Date approx. | Chimp | 01/06/2002 |
Halfdecent | 10/03/2024 | |
Martin R | 26/06/2023 | |
Minto | 17/01/2023 | |
TedCymru | 20/03/2022 | |
daveyf2001 | 18/07/2021 | |
Badders | 07/05/2021 | |
Adrian2 | 09/01/2021 | |
mazz | 09/01/2021 | |
Matt | 27/09/2020 | |
Andy West | 23/08/2020 | |
SteveG | 19/05/2020 |