Some notes compiled by Danny Howell, 1990:
Middle Hill rests neatly between Battlesbury and Scratchbury Camp. It was known as Middleton Hill in the 19th century because of its proximity to the deserted village of Middleton, almost immediately south.
During the 1960s and 1970s Middle Hill was referred to locally as Star Hill. This name arose from its use as a suitable place for flying saucer watching. This practice was much in evidence when the “Warminster Thing” was supposedly hovering in the skies above the town.
The hill is topped with a barrow mound which supports half a dozen windswept trees. Sir Richard Colt Hoare investigated the barrow in the autumn of 1809 but found it had been opened before. He also examined two smaller burial mounds on the “declivity facing the vale of Wily,” where he discovered some interments of burned bones. Colt Hoare also noted that “a great deal of ancient pottery” had been found in the fields around the base of the hill.
The eastern and northern slopes of Middle Hill feature splendid examples of lynchets (see notes on Battlesbury for information on lynchets).
Middle Hill serves as a good vantage point for viewing the 37 acre Iron Age hill fort of Scratchbury to the east.