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Lowbury Hill camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated near Compton in Berkshire, commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The site consists of a single rampart with an external ditch enclosing an area of approximately three acres on the hilltop, a relatively modest fortification compared to larger contemporary hillforts. Excavations conducted in the early twentieth century revealed occupation dating to the Iron Age, with evidence suggesting the site functioned as a defended settlement during this period. The hillfort's strategic position and modest defences indicate it served local communities during the pre-Roman Iron Age, before the Roman conquest of Britain in the first century AD.
Lowbury Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006300. View the official record →
Lowbury Hill camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated near Compton in Berkshire, commanding views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006300.
Lowbury 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 1006300.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow in the north-west corner of Town Copse (1.3 km), Bowl barrow 310m south east of Lower Chance Farm (1.7 km), Bowl barrow 500m west of Churn Park Cottage (3.4 km).
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