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Camp at Upper Dowdeswell is a hillfort situated in Gloucestershire. The site occupies a prominent position on elevated ground and represents settlement activity from the Iron Age period. The earthwork comprises defensive banks and ditches characteristic of prehistoric fortified settlements of this region and era. As a scheduled ancient monument, it remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and land use in the Cotswolds.
Camp at Upper Dowdeswell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003321. View the official record →
Camp at Upper Dowdeswell is a hillfort situated in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003321.
Camp at Upper Dowdeswell 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 1003321.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow N of Chedworth Roman villa (6.8 km), Chedworth Roman villa (7.3 km), Chedworth Woods Roman temple (8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Camp at Upper Dowdeswell'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.
Camp at Upper Dowdeswell stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.