Icomb camp

England
List entry 1003342
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003342
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
39.11 hectares
Grid reference
SP 20693 23247, SP 20332 23162, SP 20490 22963, SP 20243 22573
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Icomb camp is a univallate hillfort located near Icomb in Gloucestershire, situated on high ground overlooking the surrounding landscape. The earthwork comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular area, characteristic of Iron Age hillforts constructed during the later prehistoric period. The site's defensive positioning and construction technique are consistent with fortified settlements of the first millennium BC, though precise dating and the extent of Iron Age occupation remain subjects of archaeological investigation. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork that contributes to understanding settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Cotswold region during the Iron Age.

Icomb camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003342. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Icomb camp?

Icomb camp is a univallate hillfort located near Icomb in Gloucestershire, situated on high ground overlooking the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003342.

Who is responsible for protecting Icomb camp?

Icomb 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 1003342.

What other scheduled monuments are near Icomb camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Idbury Camp hillfort (4.1 km), Settlement site and barrows (4.2 km), Fifield long barrow (4.2 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Icomb camp

Icomb camp stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.