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Cley Hill is a prominent Iron Age hillfort located near Warminster in Wiltshire, commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The fort comprises a substantial univallate rampart enclosing an oval interior, representing a typical example of later prehistoric defensive settlement in the region. The site also contains later archaeological features including two Bronze Age bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets indicating later agricultural use, and a cross dyke that may relate to either prehistoric or medieval land management. These overlapping periods of activity demonstrate the enduring significance of this elevated location through multiple centuries of human occupation and land use.
Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017296. View the official record →
Cley Hill is a prominent Iron Age hillfort located near Warminster in Wiltshire, commanding views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017296.
Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill 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 1017296.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork enclosure 850m north of Mere Down Farm (9.4 km), Barrow NE of Mere Down Farm (9.5 km), Earthwork on White Sheet Downs, 800yds (730m) S of Coombe Barn (9.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill'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, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill stands on Grey Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is chalk.