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Meon Hill is a multivallate hillfort situated in Gloucestershire, England, which dates to the Iron Age period. The site is defined by multiple concentric defensive banks and ditches that encircle the hilltop, a characteristic feature of later Iron Age fortifications in the region. The earthworks demonstrate the defensive engineering practices of prehistoric communities, though detailed chronological evidence for the site's occupation phases remains limited within the published archaeological record. As a scheduled monument, Meon Hill represents an important surviving example of Iron Age hillfort construction in the Midlands landscape.
Multivallate hillfort on Meon Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1011372. View the official record →
Meon Hill is a multivallate hillfort situated in Gloucestershire, England, which dates to the Iron Age period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1011372.
Multivallate hillfort on Meon Hill 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 1011372.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa S of The Grove (5.5 km), Campden House, formal Garden and associated Medieval cultivation earthworks. (6.5 km), Moated site, enclosures and water management features (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Multivallate hillfort on Meon Hill'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.
Multivallate hillfort on Meon Hill stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.