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Ashbury Camp is a multivallate hillfort situated in Cornwall, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The site is defined by multiple concentric defensive earthwork systems comprising banks and ditches that encircle the hilltop, a characteristic feature of later prehistoric fortified settlements in the region. The complexity of its defensive architecture suggests a settlement of considerable importance, likely serving as a territorial centre for a local community during the final pre-Roman Iron Age. The monument remains a significant archaeological example of Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in south-western Britain.
Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010423. View the official record →
Ashbury Camp is a multivallate hillfort situated in Cornwall, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010423.
Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort 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 1010423.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Part of a bowl barrow called Headon Barrow (4.7 km), Four bowl barrows 600m south-east of Small Hill Barton (5.9 km), Rectangular enclosures 520m west of Rosecare Villa Farm (6.1 km).
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Ashbury Camp later prehistoric multivallate hillfort stands on Holsworthy Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.