© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric hillforts or Iron Age settlement located in Derbyshire. The site occupies a naturally elevated position and displays the defensive earthwork characteristics typical of Iron Age fortifications in the East Midlands region. Like many hillforts of this period, Castle Hill would have served both defensive and administrative functions for the surrounding community. The monument remains an important archaeological record of later prehistoric settlement patterns and territorial organisation in the county.
Castle Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007046. View the official record →
Castle Hill camp is a prehistoric hillforts or Iron Age settlement located in Derbyshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007046.
Castle Hill 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 1007046.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wingfield Manor: a medieval great house (1.3 km), Butterley Gangroad and Fritchley Tunnel (2.8 km), Butterley Works blast furnaces, canal tunnel and underground wharf (3 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in the UK — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Castle Hill camp