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Herefordshire Beacon Camp is a hillfort situated on the summit of Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills. The site dates to the Iron Age and is defended by multiple concentric ramparts and ditches that encircle the hilltop, demonstrating the defensive architecture typical of prehistoric fortified settlements. The beacon itself rises to approximately 338 metres and commands extensive views across the surrounding countryside, making it a strategically significant position. The camp has yielded archaeological evidence of occupation during the Iron Age, though the site has experienced subsequent modification and use through later periods.
Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 3 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001792. View the official record →
Herefordshire Beacon Camp is a hillfort situated on the summit of Herefordshire Beacon in the Malvern Hills. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001792.
Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 3 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 1001792.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also HEREFORDSHIRE 3 (0 km), Little Malvern Priory (1 km), Dovecote at Barton Court (2.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 3's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Herefordshire Beacon Camp See also WORCESTERSHIRE 3 stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mafic igneous-rock.