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Bury Hill camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Morestead in Hampshire. The monument is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch encircling an oval hilltop enclosure of approximately 3.2 hectares. Pottery and artefactual evidence indicate occupation during the Iron Age, placing the site within the broader settlement hierarchy of Late Iron Age Hampshire. The hillfort commands views of the surrounding downland landscape and represents a characteristic example of Hampshire's fortified settlements from the pre-Roman period.
Bury Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001951. View the official record →
Bury Hill camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Morestead in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001951.
Bury Hill camp 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 1001951.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 700m south east of Waters Down Farm (6 km), The Moat (6.6 km), Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 400m north of Chattis Hill House (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bury Hill camp'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.
Bury Hill camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.