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Idbury Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Idbury in Oxfordshire, England. The site is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular polygonal area of approximately two hectares, positioned on a natural ridge that provides commanding views across the surrounding landscape. Archaeological evidence and typological analysis suggest occupation during the later Iron Age, consistent with the broader pattern of hillfort construction and use in the region during the late pre-Roman period. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork and represents an important example of Iron Age defensive settlement in the Cotswolds.
Idbury Camp hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014558. View the official record →
Idbury Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Idbury in Oxfordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014558.
Idbury Camp hillfort 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 1014558.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Fifield long barrow (1.5 km), Settlement site (4.8 km), New Bridge over River Windrush (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Idbury Camp hillfort'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.
Idbury Camp hillfort stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.