Scheduled MonumentsEnglandLittle Coxwell camp

Little Coxwell camp

England
List entry 1002951
Nation
England
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Little Coxwell camp is a Iron Age hillfort located in Berkshire, England. The site is defined by its defensive earthworks, which comprise a single rampart and ditch forming an irregular enclosure typical of Iron Age settlement patterns in the region. Occupation and use of the site likely dates to the later Iron Age period, when such fortified settlements served as centres for trade, habitation, and defence across southern Britain. The monument remains a significant archaeological record of Iron Age settlement dynamics in the Thames Valley area.

Little Coxwell camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002951. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Little Coxwell camp?

Little Coxwell camp is a Iron Age hillfort located in Berkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002951.

Who is responsible for protecting Little Coxwell camp?

Little Coxwell 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 1002951.

What other scheduled monuments are near Little Coxwell camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Wayland's Smithy chambered long barrow, including an earlier barrow and Iron Age and Roman boundary ditches (7.5 km), Bowl barrow 850m south west of Sincombe Farm (9.4 km), Sparsholt Down round barrow, 900m north of Seven Barrows round barrow cemetery (9.9 km).

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