Scheduled MonumentsEnglandA multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill

A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill

England
List entry 1008375
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England
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Overview

History & significance

Goosehill Camp is a multiple enclosure fort located on Bow Hill in Sussex. The site comprises a series of defensive earthworks representing Iron Age settlement and fortification, demonstrating the complex land use and territorial organisation of prehistoric communities in southern England. The linear boundary feature on Bow Hill constitutes part of an ancient field system and territorial division contemporary with or predating the fort itself, indicating organised landscape management during the Iron Age period. Together these monuments provide archaeological evidence of settlement hierarchy and land control in prehistoric Sussex.

A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008375. View the official record →

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What is A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill?

Goosehill Camp is a multiple enclosure fort located on Bow Hill in Sussex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008375.

Who is responsible for protecting A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill?

A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008375.

What other scheduled monuments are near A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Chichester Dyke, sections in Little Cotfield Plantation (6.2 km), Chichester Dyke, Broyle earthwork, section extending 430yds (393m) through East Broyle Copse, to railway, and earthwork extending 400yds (365m) from Brandy Hole Lane, New Fishbourne (6.5 km), A Romano-Celtic temple, Iron Age shrine and associated remains 250m north west of Ratham Mill (6.6 km).

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