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Hollingbury is a univallate hillfort situated on the South Downs near Brighton in Sussex, England, dating to the Iron Age, likely constructed during the Middle to Late Iron Age period. The fort is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an area of approximately three hectares, with evidence suggesting occupation and use extending into the Romano-British period. Within and adjacent to the hillfort are the remains of a possible Romano-Celtic temple structure, indicating continued religious and possibly administrative significance after the Roman conquest. Three bowl barrows are also present at the site, representing earlier Bronze Age burial monuments that predate the hillfort itself and suggest the location held ritual importance across multiple periods of prehistoric and Roman occupation.
Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014526. View the official record →
Hollingbury is a univallate hillfort situated on the South Downs near Brighton in Sussex, England, dating to the Iron Age, likely constructed during the Middle to Late Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014526.
Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury 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 1014526.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whitehawk Camp causewayed enclosure (3.2 km), Linear earthwork S of village (3.7 km), Medieval enclosure W of Newmarket Plantation (4.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury'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.
Hillfort, the possible remains of a Romano-Celtic temple and a group of three bowl barrows at Hollingbury stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.