. ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁used ▁agricult ur ally , ▁loc als ▁used ▁the ▁hill ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁fair . ▁According ▁to ▁ 1 6 th - century ▁anti qu arian ▁John ▁L eland , ▁on ▁Whit ▁Mond ays ▁the ▁hill ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁social ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁dan cing ▁and ▁games . ▁In ▁his ▁It iner ary , ▁L eland ▁noted ▁that ▁curiosity ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁to ▁exc av ate ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁earth works ▁near ▁the ▁entrance ▁and ▁his ▁account ▁may ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁earliest ▁arch ae ological ▁field ▁report . ▁The ▁hill ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁far ml and ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁when ▁the ▁parish ▁was ▁en closed . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁B urr ough ▁Hill ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Mel ton ▁H unt ▁for ▁ste e ple - ch asing . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁professional ▁arch ae ological ▁exc av ation ▁on ▁B urr ough ▁Hill ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ; ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁well ▁recorded , ▁and ▁the ▁exact ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁tren ch ▁is ▁not ▁certain , ▁but ▁it ▁covered ▁some ▁ ▁and ▁was ▁somewhere ▁outside ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁hill fort . ▁Find s ▁included ▁animal ▁b ones ▁and ▁twelve ▁pieces ▁of ▁Iron ▁Age ▁and ▁Roman ▁pot tery . ▁Ex c av ations ▁were ▁next ▁undert aken ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁new ▁technology ▁meant ▁non - in vas ive ▁techniques ▁such ▁as ▁magnet omet ery ▁could ▁be ▁used