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Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood is an ancient monument located in Staffordshire, England. The site comprises earthen defensive structures whose precise dating and original function require assessment against regional archaeological evidence. The earthworks represent significant surviving examples of landscape modification for defensive or territorial purposes, though the specific historical period of construction and use would need to be determined through archaeological investigation and scholarly analysis of the site's stratigraphic and material evidence.
Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006081. View the official record →
Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood is an ancient monument located in Staffordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006081.
Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood 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 1006081.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site and fishpond, 200m south-west of Hilderstone Hall (2.5 km), Garshall moated site (3.1 km), Sandon Old Hall moated site (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood'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.
Defensive earthworks at Camp Bank, Holly Wood stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.