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Camp on Forest Hill is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wiltshire. The monument consists of a roughly circular or oval earthwork defined by a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age defensive or settlement architecture in southern England. The site dates to the Iron Age period, when such enclosed settlements served both defensive and administrative functions across the region. The earthwork remains visible in the landscape today, preserving evidence of prehistoric land use and social organization in Wiltshire.
Camp on Forest Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004697. View the official record →
Camp on Forest Hill is a prehistoric enclosure located in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004697.
Camp on Forest Hill 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 1004697.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Culley's Farm Cottages (4.8 km), Bowl barrow 275m west of Square Copse: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery (5 km), Bowl barrow 175m west of Square Copse: part of the Square Copse barrow cemetery (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Camp on Forest Hill'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 on Forest Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.