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Calcot Camp is a hillfort of probable Iron Age date located in Shropshire. The monument comprises a roughly circular or oval enclosure defined by a single substantial bank and ditch, situated on elevated terrain where it commands views across the surrounding landscape. Its earthwork defences suggest a settlement of considerable importance during the later prehistoric period, though limited archaeological investigation has constrained detailed understanding of its chronology and internal organisation. The site remains an important example of the defensive settlements that characterise the Iron Age settlement pattern of the Welsh Marches region.
Calcot Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006287. View the official record →
Calcot Camp is a hillfort of probable Iron Age date located in Shropshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006287.
Calcot 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 1006287.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: Section from Road Junction near Drewin to County Boundary (6.5 km), Bishop's Moat Mound & Bailey Castle (6.5 km), Offa's Dyke: section 1/2 mile (800m) long, SE from county boundary to River Unk Also in Powys: Wales (6.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Calcot 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.
Calcot Camp stands on Unnamed Extrusive Rocks, Ordovician, bedrock that formed in the Ordovician. The rock here is felsic tuff.