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Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre

England
List entry 1020370
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1020370
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 20068 51485
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Betchworth Fort is a scheduled ancient monument located near the village of Betchworth in Surrey, England. The fort dates to the Iron Age and represents a significant example of prehistoric defensive earthworks in the region. It comprises a substantial univallate or multivallate enclosure defined by banks and ditches, positioned strategically on rising ground. The site reflects the settlement patterns and defensive requirements of Iron Age communities in south-eastern England, though the precise chronology and duration of occupation remain subjects of archaeological study.

Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020370. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre?

Betchworth Fort is a scheduled ancient monument located near the village of Betchworth in Surrey, England.

Who is responsible for protecting Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre?

Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre 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 1020370.

What other scheduled monuments are near Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Betchworth Castle (1.8 km), Bowl barrow west of Flanchford Road: part of the Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery (3.8 km), Bowl barrow 70m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery (3.9 km).

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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
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Betchworth Castle
1.8 km
Bowl barrow west of Flanchford Road: part of the Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
3.8 km
Bowl barrow 70m north of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
3.9 km
Bowl barrow 20m south of Flanchford Road: part of Reigate Heath round barrow cemetery
4 km
Bowl barrow in The Glory Wood
4.2 km
Medieval moated site at Leigh Place
4.9 km
Medieval undercroft between West Street and Slipshoe Street, Reigate
5 km
Reigate Castle
5.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre

Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Betchworth Fort: a London mobilisation centre

LondonRoman town · ~20 miles
Domesday entry for Betchworth, Surrey →
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