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Lowbury Hill camp

England
List entry 1006300
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1006300
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.65 hectares
Grid reference
SU 54028 82258
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Lowbury Hill camp is a univallate hillfort located near Compton in Berkshire, situated at approximately 290 metres above ordnance datum on the chalk downland of the Berkshire Downs. The earthwork comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular polygonal area of roughly two hectares, with entrances on the north and south sides. Dating evidence and archaeological investigation suggest occupation during the Iron Age, though the precise chronology and duration of use remain subjects of scholarly examination. The site represents a characteristic example of the smaller hillforts distributed across the chalk uplands of southern England during the later prehistoric period.

Lowbury Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006300. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Lowbury Hill camp?

Lowbury Hill camp is a univallate hillfort located near Compton in Berkshire, situated at approximately 290 metres above ordnance datum on the chalk downland of the Berkshire Downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006300.

Who is responsible for protecting Lowbury Hill camp?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Lowbury Hill camp?

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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Overview
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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
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

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
East Ilsley Down round barrows
3.6 km
Grim's Ditch: section 1 mile long E from Southfield Shaw to Streatley parish boundary
4.2 km
Perborough Castle
4.6 km
Long barrow on Sheep Down, 1km north of East Ilsley
4.8 km
Dovecote 60m north of Place Manor Cottage
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Lowbury Hill camp

Lowbury Hill camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Lowbury Hill camp

Dorchester-on-ThamesRoman town · ~7.8 milesSilchesterRoman town · ~13.8 milesMildenhallRoman town · ~21.6 milesAlchesterRoman town · ~23.7 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~11.6 milesBattle of Chalgrove 1643Battle (1643) · ~11.7 miles
Domesday entry for Ashden, Berkshire →
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