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Hailes Wood camp is a prehistoric hillfort located near Hailes in Gloucestershire. The monument comprises an enclosed earthwork with defensive banks and ditches characteristic of Iron Age fortifications. The site occupies a strategically significant position on elevated ground, commanding views of the surrounding landscape. Such hillforts served as centres of settlement, defence, and community gathering during the Iron Age period, typically dating to between the 8th and 1st centuries BC, though the precise chronology of this particular site requires archaeological investigation to establish its more exact period of use and abandonment.
Hailes Wood camp, Hailes is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004843. View the official record →
Hailes Wood camp is a prehistoric hillfort located near Hailes in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004843.
Hailes Wood camp, Hailes 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 1004843.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 690m south west of Roel Farm (6 km), Bowl barrow 760m south of Roel Farm (6.3 km), Medieval and later settlement remains and associated fields at Hawling (6.9 km).
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