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Medstead camp is a prehistoric hillfort located within the grounds of Medstead manor house in Hampshire. The monument consists of a roughly circular earthwork defined by a single bank and ditch, indicative of Iron Age defensive construction. The site occupies a naturally commanding position and represents an important example of local prehistoric settlement and territorial control during the Iron Age period. As a scheduled ancient monument, Medstead camp preserves evidence of early settlement patterns and land use in central Hampshire.
Medstead camp in grounds of manor house is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001920. View the official record →
Medstead camp is a prehistoric hillfort located within the grounds of Medstead manor house in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001920.
Medstead camp in grounds of manor house 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 1001920.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 325m west of Towngate Farm (0.8 km), Bowl barrow 600m east of Upper Lanham Farm (3.1 km), Roman villa N of Bighton Wood (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Medstead camp in grounds of manor house'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.
Medstead camp in grounds of manor house stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.