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Bladon camp is a hillfort situated on Bladon Heath in Oxfordshire. The site comprises an oval enclosure defined by a single bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age defensive settlements in the region. Archaeological survey and finds evidence indicate occupation during the Iron Age, when such hillforts served as centres of settlement, storage, and territorial control across southern Britain. The monument remains visible as earthworks on the heath and is recorded on the National Heritage List for England under entry 1013234.
Bladon camp: a hillfort on Bladon Heath is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013234. View the official record →
Bladon camp is a hillfort situated on Bladon Heath in Oxfordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013234.
Bladon camp: a hillfort on Bladon Heath 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 1013234.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Swinford Bridge (5.4 km), Sites discovered by aerial photography, near Foxley Farm (6.2 km), Seacourt medieval settlement 760m west of Manor Farm, Binsey (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bladon camp: a hillfort on Bladon Heath's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Bladon camp: a hillfort on Bladon Heath stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.