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Martinsell Hill camp is an Iron Age hillfort located near Marden in Wiltshire, situated on a prominent chalk ridge overlooking the Vale of Pewsey. The fort is defined by substantial defensive earthworks comprising multiple banks and ditches that enclose an irregular polygonal area adapted to the natural topography of the hilltop. Dating to the Iron Age, the site demonstrates the strategic importance of this elevated position for controlling movement through the surrounding landscape. The surviving defensive structures remain largely intact despite centuries of agricultural use, making Martinsell Hill a significant example of Iron Age fortification in the Wessex region.
Martinsell Hill camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005676. View the official record →
Martinsell Hill camp is an Iron Age hillfort located near Marden in Wiltshire, situated on a prominent chalk ridge overlooking the Vale of Pewsey. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005676.
Martinsell 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 1005676.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow cemetery 320m south east of Down Farm (7.4 km), Old Hat Barrow, bowl barrow (7.6 km), Everleigh Barrows (8 km).
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