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Careby Wood camp is a prehistoric earthwork located in Lincolnshire. The site comprises an enclosed area defined by banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age settlement patterns. Its exact chronology and functional purpose remain subjects of archaeological interpretation, though the defensive or territorial character suggested by its earthwork configuration places it within the broader Iron Age settlement hierarchy of the East Midlands region. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important record of prehistoric land use and social organisation in Lincolnshire.
Careby Wood camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003613. View the official record →
Careby Wood camp is a prehistoric earthwork located in Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003613.
Careby Wood 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 1003613.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Greyfriars Priory (site of) (8.3 km), Site of Brazenose College (8.3 km), Ruins and site of St Leonard's Priory (8.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Careby Wood 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.
Careby Wood camp stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.