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Oldbury Hill is a large multivallate hillfort situated near Ightham in Kent, England, which dates to the Iron Age and represents one of the more substantial defensive settlements of its period in south-eastern England. The site is defined by multiple concentric earthwork ramparts and ditches that enclose an interior plateau, reflecting the considerable labour investment and strategic importance of the location. Archaeological investigation has revealed evidence of Iron Age occupation within the fort, alongside Palaeolithic rock shelters formed within the sandstone outcrop that attest to human use of the site during the prehistoric period predating the Iron Age construction. The combination of these different periods of activity makes Oldbury Hill significant for understanding both early human settlement patterns and the later development of hillforts in the region.
Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007458. View the official record →
Oldbury Hill is a large multivallate hillfort situated near Ightham in Kent, England, which dates to the Iron Age and represents one of the more substantial defensive settlements of its period in south-eastern England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007458.
Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill 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 1007458.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ightham Mote Medieval moated site (2.9 km), Old Soar Manor: a fortified medieval house (4.4 km), Bowl barrow in Millpond Wood (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Large multivallate hillfort and Palaeolithic rock shelters at Oldbury Hill stands on Lower Greensand Group, bedrock that formed in the Albian. The rock here is sandstone and mudstone.