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Dumpdon Camp is a univallate hillfort situated near Honiton in Devon. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular oval area on elevated ground, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in the South West. The site dates to the Iron Age period, likely from the middle to later centuries before the Roman conquest. The hillfort's strategic position and modest defensive works suggest it served as a settlement and territorial marker for the local Iron Age community, though subsequent land use has affected the preservation of its earthworks.
Dumpdon Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018851. View the official record →
Dumpdon Camp is a univallate hillfort situated near Honiton in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018851.
Dumpdon 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 1018851.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Farway Castle earthwork enclosure (8.7 km), Bowl barrow 30m west of the Farway Common Road, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill. (8.7 km), Four bowl barrows divided by the B3174, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Farway Hill (8.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Dumpdon 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.
Dumpdon Camp stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.