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Goosehill Camp is a multiple enclosure fort located on Bow Hill in Sussex, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The site comprises a series of defensive earthworks arranged in a linear pattern, reflecting the sophisticated defensive planning characteristic of Iron Age settlement fortifications in southern Britain. The monument also incorporates a prehistoric linear boundary feature, indicating sustained use and organisation of the landscape across different periods. The site's configuration and construction method demonstrate the strategic importance of this hilltop location during the Iron Age.
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 →
Goosehill Camp is a multiple enclosure fort located on Bow Hill in Sussex, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008375.
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.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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A multiple enclosure fort known as Goosehill Camp and a prehistoric linear boundary on Bow Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.