It was the fascinating relic of early civilisation that nobody really knew was there.
As well as a defence against raids by hostile tribes, the fort is thought to have played a wider social role as a seat of political power, and large assemblies may have been held there.
It was 'lost' for centuries for various reasons, despite clues to its existence being found. The famous chalk carving of the White Horse of Kilburn obliterated part of the ramparts, and an error on a Victorian map also misled historians. Ordnance Survey mapped a stretch of earthworks in the mid-19th century, but they were mistakenly linked to the Casten Dyke boundary nearby, which is of much later origin.
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