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Hardwell Camp is a promontory fort situated in Berkshire, England, and represents a form of defensive settlement characteristic of the Iron Age period. The monument occupies a naturally defensible position enhanced by artificial earthwork fortifications, typically comprising banks and ditches that exploit the topography of the site. Such promontory forts served as places of refuge, administrative centres, or seasonal gathering points for Iron Age communities in southern Britain. The site's survival and scheduling as an ancient monument reflect its archaeological importance in understanding the settlement patterns and defensive strategies of pre-Roman Iron Age populations in the region.
Hardwell Camp promontory fort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017820. View the official record →
Hardwell Camp is a promontory fort situated in Berkshire, England, and represents a form of defensive settlement characteristic of the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017820.
Hardwell Camp promontory fort 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 1017820.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cross dyke and field banks in Peaks Wood 210m east of Hellscomb Cottages (8.3 km), Ditch on Boydon Hole Farm (8.6 km), Bowl barrow on Farncombe Down, 500m south west of Baydon Hole (8.7 km).
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