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Dudsbury camp is a univallate hillfort located near Wimborne in Dorset, England. The site comprises a roughly circular enclosure defended by a single substantial bank and ditch, typical of Iron Age fortifications in the region. Pottery and artefactual evidence indicates occupation during the Iron Age, though the precise chronology of construction and use remains subject to ongoing archaeological study. The monument represents an important example of the defensive settlements that characterised Iron Age settlement patterns in southern Britain.
Dudsbury camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003583. View the official record →
Dudsbury camp is a univallate hillfort located near Wimborne in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003583.
Dudsbury 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 1003583.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Knighton Heath Golf Course 320m south of Eastlands Farm (3.8 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 650m south of southern corner of New Covert (4.6 km), Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 300m east of Alhambra (5.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dudsbury 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.
Dudsbury camp stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.