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Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House.

England
List entry 1011016
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1011016
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.86 hectares
Grid reference
SO 40018 72389
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Brandon Camp is a univallate hillfort situated approximately 350 metres north-east of Warwick House in Herefordshire. The monument comprises a single defensive bank with an associated ditch, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in the region, though the precise dating of this particular example remains subject to archaeological interpretation. The site occupies an elevated position typical of hillforts of this period, which served defensive, administrative, and possibly ceremonial functions within prehistoric communities. A ring ditch feature is also present at the location, indicating activity or occupation across potentially multiple periods of prehistory.

Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011016. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House.?

Brandon Camp is a univallate hillfort situated approximately 350 metres north-east of Warwick House in Herefordshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011016.

Who is responsible for protecting Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House.?

Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House. 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 1011016.

What other scheduled monuments are near Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House.?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Pyon Wood Camp, a small multivallate hillfort 700m WSW of Yatton (6.4 km), Limebrook Priory (6.8 km), Castle mound in Camp Wood (7 km).

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Monuments
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Battlefields
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Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
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Civil War
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Geology
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Pyon Wood Camp, a small multivallate hillfort 700m WSW of Yatton
6.4 km
Limebrook Priory
6.8 km
Castle mound in Camp Wood
7 km
Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist and St Alkmund's churchyard
7.7 km
Water mills and quarry at Mortimer's Cross
8.9 km
Shobdon Arches
9.1 km
Bowl barrow 460m south of Lower Court
9.3 km
Bowl barrow 445m south west of Lower Court
9.3 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House.

Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House. stands on Ludlow Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ludlow. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Brandon Camp large univallate hillfort and ring ditch 350m north east of Warwick House.

Offa's DykeArchaeological site · ~12.8 milesKenchesterRoman town · ~18.6 milesWroxeterRoman town · ~24.8 miles
Domesday entry for Walford, Herefordshire →
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