Fort · near Somerby · Leicestershire

Burrough Hill

Burrough Hill is an Iron Age hill fort. Head 1.5 km northwest of Somerby to reach it. It is protected as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Burrough Hill, Nev1 (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

1.5 km

northwest of Somerby

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Fort near Somerby

Just outside Somerby

Burrough Hill is 1.5 km northwest of Somerby. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Somerby has 13 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month in Somerby

June to September are the warmest in Somerby, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C.

Jan6° / 0°62 mm

Feb7° / 1°49 mm

Mar10° / 2°47 mm

Apr13° / 3°51 mm

May16° / 6°59 mm

Jun19° / 9°64 mm

Jul22° / 11°70 mm

Aug21° / 11°68 mm

Sep18° / 9°61 mm

Oct14° / 6°76 mm

Nov10° / 3°70 mm

Dec7° / 1°68 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Somerby, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Somerby. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Somerby’s full climate →

About

Burrough Hill

Upkeep is seen to by English Heritage. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. A short trip away is Oakham Castle, 10 km off, the first of 11 within 15 km.

Somerby’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 1.5 km northwest of Somerby
Official site: leicscountryparks.org.uk/burrough-hill-country-park

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Burrough Hill at a glance

The numbers show what else is near Burrough Hill, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Burrough Hill

The largest of the 7 towns is Langham, with 1,400 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 1.5 km southeast of it

Somerby

293 people · 1 place to visit

2 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Great Dalby

569 people · 2 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km southwest of it

Twyford

344 people · 1 place to visit

4 · 4.6 km north of it

Burton Lazars

398 people · 3 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Burrough Hill is	People	Places to visit
Somerby	1.5 km southeast of it	293	1
Great Dalby	2.5 km northwest of it	569	2
Twyford	3.4 km southwest of it	344	1
Burton Lazars	4.6 km north of it	398	3
Whissendine	6.7 km east of it	930	3
Langham	8.2 km east of it	1,400	6
Barleythorpe	9.1 km east of it	1,344	7

Make a day of it

More near Burrough Hill

There are 11 within 15 km, 3 museums, 2 castles and 2 theme parks among them.

CastleOakham Castle10 km away 2

Theme parkTwin Lakes Adventure Park9.4 km away 3

MuseumMelton Carnegie Museum7.2 km away 4

MuseumRutland County Museum11 km away 5

MuseumRocks by Rail12 km away 6Theme parkTheme parkMini Monsters10 km away 7CastleCastleGunthorpe Hall13 km away 8AttractionAttractionThe Humber Stone14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Burrough Hill: common questions

Where is Burrough Hill?

Burrough Hill is 1.5 km northwest of Somerby, Leicestershire.

What is Burrough Hill?

Iron Age hill fort in Leicestershire, England, UK.

Who runs Burrough Hill?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Burrough Hill?

June to September are the warmest months in Somerby, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Burrough Hill a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Burrough Hill?

Within 15 km: Oakham Castle (10 km), Twin Lakes Adventure Park (9.4 km), Melton Carnegie Museum (7.2 km) and Rutland County Museum (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Burrough Hill: Nev1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oakham Castle: Simon Garbutt. SiGarb 21:25, 12 November 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Twin Lakes Adventure Park: Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Melton Carnegie Museum: Brian Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rutland County Museum: Lorraine Cornwell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rocks by Rail: A.M.Hurrell, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

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