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Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising military earthworks constructed during the Napoleonic Wars period. The site consists of a practice redoubt with associated trench systems, representing the type of field fortification training undertaken by British forces in preparation for potential invasion or active campaigning. The earthworks remain visible as low banks and ditches across the hilltop, demonstrating the practical application of contemporary military engineering doctrine. Later military exercises have left additional traces of practice trenches overlying the original Napoleonic-era defences, recording the site's continued use for military training throughout the nineteenth century.
Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1016333. View the official record →
Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock Hill is a scheduled ancient monument comprising military earthworks constructed during the Napoleonic Wars period.
Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock 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 1016333.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Caesar's Camp hillfort and the remains of a Napoleonic redoubt (0.9 km), Wickham Bushes Romano-British settlement (0.9 km), Exploded Napoleonic practice redoubt on Butter Hill (1.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock 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.
Napoleonic practice redoubt and later practice trenches on Wagbullock Hill stands on Bracklesham Group And Barton Group (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Eocene. The rock here is sand, silt and clay.