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Ellisfield camp west of Upper Common is a scheduled ancient monument in Hampshire comprising an Iron Age hillfort or enclosed settlement. The site is defined by defensive earthworks consisting of a bank and ditch arrangement typical of Iron Age fortified settlements in southern England, dating to the pre-Roman period, likely between the 5th and 1st centuries BCE. The monument's physical character reflects the defensive concerns of Iron Age communities, with the surrounding earthworks suggesting a settlement of some significance in the local landscape. The site remains an important archaeological record of Iron Age settlement patterns and territorial organization in Hampshire.
Ellisfield camp W of Upper Common is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001918. View the official record →
Ellisfield camp west of Upper Common is a scheduled ancient monument in Hampshire comprising an Iron Age hillfort or enclosed settlement.
Ellisfield camp W of Upper Common 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 1001918.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Windmill mound at Farleigh House (1.9 km), Round barrow SW of Lower Farm (5.2 km), Round barrow S of Down Farm (5.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ellisfield camp W of Upper Common'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.
Ellisfield camp W of Upper Common stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.