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Norton Camp is a large multivallate hillfort located in Shropshire, England. The site is defined by multiple defensive earthwork banks and ditches, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in the West Midlands region. Its substantial ramparts suggest a settlement of considerable importance, likely serving as a centre for local population, trade, and defence during the Iron Age period. The monument remains a significant archaeological asset for understanding the settlement patterns and defensive strategies of prehistoric Britain.
Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021073. View the official record →
Norton Camp is a large multivallate hillfort located in Shropshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1021073.
Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort 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 1021073.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Downton motte, a motte castle 100m north west of St Giles' Church (8.7 km), Church of St Giles, Downton on the Rock (8.7 km), Slight univallate hillfort 80m east of Old Downton Cottage. (9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Norton Camp: a large multivallate hillfort stands on Silurian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Silurian. The rock here is limestone, mudstone and calcareous mudstone.