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Oldbury Camp is a univallate hillfort located in Warwickshire, England, constructed during the Iron Age. The monument is defined by a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing an irregular hilltop position, a configuration typical of many smaller Iron Age fortified settlements in the Midlands. The site occupies a strategically significant location and would have served defensive and administrative functions characteristic of Iron Age elite settlements. Archaeological and antiquarian records indicate the hillfort represents an important element of the Iron Age landscape of central England, though detailed excavation records specific to this site remain limited in published scholarly sources.
Oldbury Camp univallate hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018855. View the official record →
Oldbury Camp is a univallate hillfort located in Warwickshire, England, constructed during the Iron Age. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018855.
Oldbury Camp univallate 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 1018855.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 580m east of Moor Wood Farm (0.6 km), Hartshill Castle (1.2 km), Roman camp (2.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Oldbury Camp univallate hillfort'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.
Oldbury Camp univallate hillfort stands on Upper Cambrian, Including Tremadoc, bedrock that formed in the Tremadocian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.