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Fosbury Camp is a univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire, situated on high ground in the parish of Alvediston. The site is defined by a single rampart with external ditch, enclosing an area of approximately three hectares, and is considered to date from the Iron Age, likely constructed during the middle to later periods of that era. The camp occupies a strategic position commanding views across the surrounding landscape, typical of hillfort placement during the Iron Age period when such fortified settlements served important defensive and administrative functions. Archaeological investigation and surface survey have identified the characteristic earthwork features that define the site as a significant example of Iron Age settlement in the Wiltshire chalk uplands.
Fosbury camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005682. View the official record →
Fosbury Camp is a univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire, situated on high ground in the parish of Alvediston. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005682.
Fosbury 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 1005682.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Berisbury camp near Hampshire Gate (2.5 km), Bowl barrow 200m east of Oxhanger Wood (3.5 km), Celtic field system on Chute Down (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Fosbury 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.
Fosbury camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.