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Berisbury Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located near Hampshire Gate in Hampshire. The monument comprises a roughly circular or oval enclosure defined by a single bank and ditch, typical of Iron Age fortifications in southern England. The site dates to the Iron Age period, when such hillforts served as centres of settlement, defence, and territorial control across the landscape. Its physical characteristics and position within the Hampshire chalk downs reflect the strategic and communal importance of such fortified sites during the pre-Roman Iron Age.
Berisbury camp near Hampshire Gate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001916. View the official record →
Berisbury Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located near Hampshire Gate in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001916.
Berisbury camp near Hampshire Gate 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 1001916.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age enclosure and associated earthworks in the north east corner of Blagden Copse (4.1 km), Banjo enclosure, two barrows and associated field system in Blagden Copse (4.1 km), Celtic field system on Chute Down (4.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Berisbury camp near Hampshire Gate's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Berisbury camp near Hampshire Gate stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.