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Hailes Wood camp is a prehistoric hillfort located near Hailes in Gloucestershire. The monument is defined by defensive earthworks comprising a substantial bank and ditch system, characteristic of Iron Age fortification design. The site commands a strategic position within the local landscape, typical of hillforts constructed during the later prehistoric period. Its precise dating and functional history remain subjects of ongoing archaeological investigation, though the structural evidence indicates construction and use during the Iron Age period.
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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hailes Wood camp, Hailes'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.
Hailes Wood camp, Hailes stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.