Scheduled MonumentsEnglandHaresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks

Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks

England
List entry 1004861
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1004861
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
21.76 hectares
Grid reference
SO 82687 09064, SO 82344 09046
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks is an Iron Age hillfort located near Haresfield in Gloucestershire. The monument comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of the Iron Age period, featuring the characteristic ditch and rampart construction typical of prehistoric fortified settlements in the Severn Valley region. The site occupies a prominent hilltop position, which would have provided strategic advantage for defence and control of the surrounding landscape. As a scheduled monument, it represents an important surviving example of Iron Age settlement fortification in the county.

Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004861. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks?

Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks is an Iron Age hillfort located near Haresfield in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004861.

Who is responsible for protecting Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks?

Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks 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 1004861.

What other scheduled monuments are near Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow known as The Soldier's Grave, 380m south east of Hill Farm (7.9 km), Nympsfield long barrow 500m south of Hill Farm Cottage (8.1 km), Collier's Wood Glass House (8.4 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
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Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks

Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworks stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.