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Castle Hill earthwork, Chessington is a Iron Age hillfort located in Surrey, England. The site consists of a roughly circular enclosure defined by a substantial bank and ditch, characteristic of Iron Age defensive settlements of southern Britain. The earthwork has been subject to some degradation over time but remains a significant archaeological monument that provides evidence of Iron Age occupation and settlement patterns in the region. Its strategic position reflects the typical siting of such fortifications during the pre-Roman period.
Castle Hill earthwork, Chessington is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002018. View the official record →
Castle Hill earthwork, Chessington is a Iron Age hillfort located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002018.
Castle Hill earthwork, Chessington 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 1002018.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Camp in Ashtead Forest (3.8 km), Earthworks near St Giles' Church (5.4 km), Medieval moated site, The Mounts, Pachesham Farm (6.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Castle Hill earthwork, Chessington'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.
Castle Hill earthwork, Chessington stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.