Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLarge multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp

Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp

England
List entry 1014604
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1014604
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
7.42 hectares
Grid reference
SU 81767 84409
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Danesfield Camp is a large multivallate hillfort situated in Buckinghamshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. The site is defined by multiple concentric earthwork banks and ditches that form its defensive perimeter, characteristic of later prehistoric hillforts of considerable status and strategic importance. Located on elevated terrain, the fort would have commanded significant views across the surrounding landscape, making it well-suited for both defensive purposes and territorial control during the Iron Age. The complexity of its fortification system, evidenced by its multiple ramparts, indicates a settlement of considerable regional significance during the pre-Roman Iron Age.

Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014604. View the official record →

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What is Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp?

Danesfield Camp is a large multivallate hillfort situated in Buckinghamshire, England, dating to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1014604.

Who is responsible for protecting Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp?

Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield 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 1014604.

What other scheduled monuments are near Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in Maidenhead Thicket 180m north of Coach and Horses public house. (5 km), Moated site 100m south-west of Bear Place (5.4 km), Moated site at Smewin's Farm (8.8 km).

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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
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Legal
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Target Zones
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp

Large multivallate hillfort known as Danesfield Camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.