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Linley Hill Camp is a univallate hillfort situated in Shropshire, dating to the Iron Age. The monument comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular hilltop position, characteristic of smaller hill forts constructed during the later prehistoric period. The earthwork remains visible as a substantial topographical feature, though the interior and defensive circuit have been subject to erosion and agricultural activity over the intervening centuries. Such fortified enclosures typically served defensive and administrative functions within their local Iron Age communities, though the specific chronology and duration of occupation at Linley Hill Camp remain subjects for archaeological investigation.
Linley Hill Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006267. View the official record →
Linley Hill Camp is a univallate hillfort situated in Shropshire, dating to the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006267.
Linley Hill 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 1006267.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow at Eaton Farm (6.1 km), Tower keep castle at Lower Lea (6.4 km), Bowl barrow 80m north-west of OS trig pillar on Synald's Knoll. (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Linley Hill Camp'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.
Linley Hill Camp stands on Unnamed Metasedimentary Rocks, Neoproterozoic, bedrock that formed in the Neoproterozoic. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and conglomerate.