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Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town

England
List entry 1002086
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1002086
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
3.24 hectares
Grid reference
SP 00794 29022
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Camp on Langley Hill is a prehistoric hillfort situated approximately one mile northwest of Coleford in Gloucestershire. The site is defined by a single bank and ditch enclosure that crowns the hilltop, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in the Forest of Dean region. Its precise dating remains uncertain, though the monument is generally attributed to the Iron Age period based on its morphological features and landscape context. The site represents one of several hillforts within this area and contributes to understanding the settlement patterns and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in the western Midlands.

Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002086. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town?

Camp on Langley Hill is a prehistoric hillfort situated approximately one mile northwest of Coleford in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002086.

Who is responsible for protecting Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town?

Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town 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 1002086.

What other scheduled monuments are near Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 750m north west of Wood Farm (7.6 km), Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard (8.4 km), Whittington moated site (8.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
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Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Bowl barrow 750m north west of Wood Farm
7.6 km
Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard
8.4 km
Whittington moated site
8.4 km
Whittington Court Roman villa and old village
8.5 km
Two bowl barrows 740m south west of Southdown Farm
8.7 km
Syreford Farm bowl barrow, 450m south west of Oxpens
9 km
Roman small town at Wycomb
9.3 km
Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard
9.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town

Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.

The wider landscape

Around Camp on Langley Hill, one mile (1600m) NW of town

GloucesterRoman town · ~12.7 milesCirencesterRoman town · ~17 milesAlcesterRoman town · ~18.4 milesDroitwichRoman town · ~22.7 milesBattle of Tewkesbury (1471)Battle (1471) · ~7.4 milesBattle of Evesham 1265Battle (1265) · ~10.1 milesBattle of Stow (-on-the-Wold) 1646Battle (1646) · ~11 milesBattle of Worcester 1651 with Powick Bridge 1642Battle (1651) · ~16.9 miles
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