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Leckhampton camp and tumulus is a Neolithic burial mound situated on Leckhampton Hill in Gloucestershire. The site comprises a substantial earthwork comprising both a barrow and associated defensive works, representing overlapping phases of prehistoric use. The tumulus itself is characteristic of early Neolithic funerary practice, whilst the camp element suggests later Iron Age or Romano-British occupation and modification of the landscape. The monument remains a significant indicator of the long-term ritual and domestic significance of this elevated Gloucestershire location across multiple prehistoric periods.
Leckhampton camp and tumulus is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004862. View the official record →
Leckhampton camp and tumulus is a Neolithic burial mound situated on Leckhampton Hill in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004862.
Leckhampton camp and tumulus 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 1004862.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow, known as Buck's Head round barrow, 540m east of Dunley (6.8 km), Manless Town medieval settlement and the buried remains of a Roman camp (7.1 km), Two bowl barrows, known as Climperwell round barrows, 310m south west of Climperwell Farm (7.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Leckhampton camp and tumulus'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.
Leckhampton camp and tumulus stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.