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Chisbury Camp is a hillfort situated in Wiltshire with associated remains of St Martin's Chapel. The camp itself represents Iron Age fortification, consisting of substantial earthwork defences that dominate the surrounding landscape. St Martin's Chapel, a medieval structure, was constructed within or adjacent to the hillfort in later centuries, demonstrating the long-term significance of the site's elevated position. The combination of prehistoric and medieval elements at Chisbury reflects the strategic and spiritual importance of the location across different periods of English history.
Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013400. View the official record →
Chisbury Camp is a hillfort situated in Wiltshire with associated remains of St Martin's Chapel. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013400.
Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel 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 1013400.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Tow Barrow: a long barrow on Wexcombe Down (8.2 km), Linear earthwork on Tidcombe Down (8.3 km), Long barrow 700m south of Tidcombe (8.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel'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.
Chisbury Camp and St Martin's Chapel stands on Lambeth Group, bedrock that formed in the Paleocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.