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Holbury Wood camp is a univallate hillfort located in Hampshire. The monument comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular plot of land, typical of Iron Age fortifications in southern England. The site dates to the Iron Age period, representing a form of settlement and defensive structure common to the region during the later prehistoric era. Such camps served as centres for habitation, storage, and refuge, reflecting the territorial and social organisation of Iron Age communities in Hampshire.
Holbury Wood camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001948. View the official record →
Holbury Wood camp is a univallate hillfort located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001948.
Holbury Wood camp 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 1001948.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Site of manor house (1.7 km), West Dean Roman villa See also WILTSHIRE 921 (2.8 km), West Dean Roman villa See also HAMPSHIRE 178 (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Holbury Wood camp'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.
Holbury Wood camp stands on Thames Group, bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is clay, silt, sand and gravel.