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Milber Down camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Devon, England. The site comprises an Iron Age fortified settlement positioned on elevated terrain, defended by earthwork ramparts characteristic of the later prehistoric period. The monument's physical structure reflects the defensive and settlement strategies employed during the Iron Age, when such hillforts served as centres of population, storage, and protection across the southwest of Britain. The site remains a significant example of Iron Age settlement archaeology in the Devonian landscape.
Milber Down camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003178. View the official record →
Milber Down camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Devon, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003178.
Milber Down 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 1003178.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kingskerswell Manor House (2.1 km), Prehistoric field system and settlements on Kerswell Down and Whilborough Common (3.1 km), St Michael's Chapel, Chapel Hill (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Milber Down camp'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.
Milber Down camp stands on Gault Formation And Upper Greensand Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Cenomanian. The rock here is mudstone, sandstone and limestone.