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Hod Hill camp is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated near Stourpaine in Dorset, England. The site comprises multiple defensive banks and ditches enclosing an area of approximately 21 hectares, with evidence suggesting occupation spanning the Late Iron Age through to the Roman period. Archaeological investigation, notably by Sir Ian Richmond in the 1950s, revealed Roman military installations within the fort, indicating its use as a temporary marching camp or vexillation fortress during the early stages of the Claudian conquest around 43 AD. The fort remains one of the most significant examples of Iron Age defensive architecture in southern England and provides important evidence for Romano-British military occupation patterns.
Hod Hill camp and Lydsbury Rings is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002678. View the official record →
Hod Hill camp is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort situated near Stourpaine in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002678.
Hod Hill camp and Lydsbury Rings 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 1002678.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 150m north east of Dunbury (7.8 km), Earthworks on Houghton South Down, including group of three round barrows (8.3 km), Earthworks SE of Park Wood, including round barrow (8.4 km).
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