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High Brotheridge camp is a univallate hillfort located near Buckholt in Gloucestershire. The monument consists of a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular oval or roughly circular area on elevated ground. It dates to the Iron Age period, representing a form of defensive settlement characteristic of that era in the West Midlands region. The site remains a significant example of prehistoric fortified settlement, though like many such camps its precise dating and period of occupation require further archaeological investigation to establish definitively.
High Brotheridge camp, Buckholt is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002116. View the official record →
High Brotheridge camp is a univallate hillfort located near Buckholt in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002116.
High Brotheridge camp, Buckholt 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 1002116.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Long barrow, 575m north-west of Lypiatt Farm (6.4 km), Lypiatt Cross (7.4 km), Dyke camp (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of High Brotheridge camp, Buckholt'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.
High Brotheridge camp, Buckholt stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.