Philpots Camp: a promontory fort and Mesolithic rock shelters 500m north west of Philpots Farm

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History & significance

Philpots Camp is a promontory fort and associated rock shelters located in Sussex, England, approximately 500 metres north-west of Philpots Farm. The site comprises defensive earthworks characteristic of Iron Age promontory forts, which exploit natural topography to create fortified positions, alongside evidence of Mesolithic occupation in the form of rock shelters. The rock shelters indicate human activity at the location during the post-glacial hunter-gatherer period, demonstrating long-term use of the site across prehistoric periods. The promontory fort itself represents the later prehistoric exploitation of this naturally defensible location for settlement and refuge purposes.

Philpots Camp: a promontory fort and Mesolithic rock shelters 500m north west of Philpots Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1014955. View the official record →

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