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Knoll Camp is a hillfort and associated linear earthwork complex located near Damerham Knoll in Wiltshire. The site comprises a substantial cross dyke and series of hollow ways that form part of a defensive or territorial system of Iron Age date. The earthworks demonstrate the strategic importance of this upland location and its integration into a broader landscape of settlement and land division characteristic of later prehistoric Wiltshire. The physical remains survive as prominent linear features visible in the modern topography, representing significant investment in landscape modification during the Iron Age period.
Knoll Camp hillfort, cross dyke, linear earthwork and hollow ways near Damerham Knoll is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010764. View the official record →
Knoll Camp is a hillfort and associated linear earthwork complex located near Damerham Knoll in Wiltshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010764.
Knoll Camp hillfort, cross dyke, linear earthwork and hollow ways near Damerham Knoll 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 1010764.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow on Pistle Down, 800m north east of Burrows Farm (7.8 km), Oval barrow on Pistle Down, 1010m north east of Stephen's Castle (8 km), Bowl barrow in Plumley Wood, 630m east of decoy pond, on Cranborne Common (8 km).
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