Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLarge multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp

Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp

England
List entry 1008498
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008498
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
8.34 hectares
Grid reference
TQ 33016 53281
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

War Coppice Camp is a multivallate hillfort located in Surrey, England. The site is defined by multiple concentric defensive earthworks comprising banks and ditches, a characteristic feature of Iron Age fortified settlements in southern England. The hillfort's precise dating and duration of occupation remain subjects of archaeological study, though such monuments typically represent significant centres of habitation and defensive infrastructure during the Iron Age period. The survival of its earthwork defences provides evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and territorial organisation in the Surrey landscape.

Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008498. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp?

War Coppice Camp is a multivallate hillfort located in Surrey, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008498.

Who is responsible for protecting Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp?

Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice 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 1008498.

What other scheduled monuments are near Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at the north end of Hilly Field (2.3 km), Bowl barrow in south end of Hilly Field (2.4 km), Bowl barrow in Ivy Mill Lane (2.4 km).

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Overview
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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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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp

Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Large multivallate hillfort at War Coppice Camp

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