Quarley Hill Fort

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|name= Quarley Hill Fort

|aos= Hampshire

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|3.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1990

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Quarley Hill Fort is a {{convert| 3.5 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Grateley in Hampshire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000815&SiteName=&countyCode=19&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Quarley Hill Fort | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 17 May 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000815%27|title=Map of Quarley Hill Fort|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 17 May 2020}}

Quarley hillfort is a hillfort with no public access, which is privately owned. This site on the land surrounding the Iron Age hill fort on Quarley Hill has chalk grassland which is maintained by cattle grazing. It is rich in herbs, such as felwort, small scabious, dropwort, chalk milkwort, greater butterfly-orchid and bastard toadflax.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000815.pdf |title=Quarley Hill Fort citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 17 May 2020}}

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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire