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A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium

England
List entry 1017515
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1017515
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 88991 87828
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Prittlewell Camp is a slightly univallate hillfort situated approximately 500 metres east of Sutton Road crematorium in Essex. The monument comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing an interior space, representing a form of Iron Age fortification common in southern England. The site's archaeological significance lies in its defensive characteristics and its role within the settlement pattern of Essex during the pre-Roman Iron Age, though detailed excavation records for this particular site remain limited in the published scholarly literature.

A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017515. View the official record →

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What is A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium?

Prittlewell Camp is a slightly univallate hillfort situated approximately 500 metres east of Sutton Road crematorium in Essex. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017515.

Who is responsible for protecting A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium?

A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium 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 1017515.

What other scheduled monuments are near A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate (1.4 km), Prittlewell Priory (1.4 km), Southchurch Hall moated site (2.3 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 380m south east of Butler's Gate
1.4 km
Prittlewell Priory
1.4 km
Southchurch Hall moated site
2.3 km
Rochford Hall (uninhabited portions)
3.2 km
Defended prehistoric settlement at Shoeburyness, known as the Danish Camp
5.8 km
World War II caisson, West Knock sandbank, Shoebury Ness
6.2 km
Cold War defence boom, Pig's Bay, Shoeburyness
6.8 km
Mud Berth for CGWV No 7 (formerly HMS Beagle)
7.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium

A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.

The wider landscape

Around A slight univallate hillfort known as Prittlewell Camp, 500m east of Sutton Road crematorium

RochesterRoman town · ~15 milesColchesterRoman town · ~24.2 milesCanterburyRoman town · ~24.6 milesBattle of Maldon 991Battle (991) · ~11.2 miles
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