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Camp on Keston Common is a prehistoric earthwork located on Keston Common in Greater London, formerly part of Kent. The site comprises a roughly circular enclosure formed by a bank and ditch, dating to the Iron Age period. Its precise function remains subject to interpretation, though such enclosed sites from this era have been variously identified as settlements, defensive positions, or ritual enclosures. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important record of later prehistoric occupation in the region.
Camp on Keston Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002022. View the official record →
Camp on Keston Common is a prehistoric earthwork located on Keston Common in Greater London, formerly part of Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002022.
Camp on Keston Common 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 1002022.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holwood camp (0.5 km), Iron Age settlement and Roman villa at Warbank, Keston (1 km), High Elms ice house 130m south of Flint Lodge (2.9 km).
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