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Hambledon Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure and later Iron Age hillfort located near Iwerne Cerne in Dorset, England. The site comprises multiple phases of occupation, with the earliest and most significant being a causewayed enclosure dating to around 3500 BCE, representing one of the important examples of this monument type in southern England. The hillfort phase, constructed during the Iron Age, overlies and utilises the earlier Neolithic earthworks, demonstrating long-term use of this prominent hilltop location. The monument's substantial defensive banks and ditches, along with evidence from excavation, illustrate the strategic importance of the site across different prehistoric periods.
Hambledon Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002677. View the official record →
Hambledon Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure and later Iron Age hillfort located near Iwerne Cerne in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002677.
Hambledon Hill 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 1002677.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 900m north west of Pond Down Buildings (6.8 km), Bowl barrow 800m north west of North Barn Farm on Houghton North Down (7.6 km), St Leonard's Chapel (7.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hambledon Hill 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.
Hambledon Hill camp stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.