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Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm is a prehistoric hillfort located in Gloucestershire. The site occupies a naturally defensive promontory position, a characteristic defensive strategy employed during the Iron Age. The fort is scheduled as an ancient monument and forms part of the broader pattern of hillforts constructed across the Cotswolds and surrounding regions during the later prehistoric period, reflecting the settlement and territorial organisation of Iron Age communities in the area.
Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002485. View the official record →
Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm is a prehistoric hillfort located in Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002485.
Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm 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 1002485.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Large multivallate hillfort 230m south of Cross Hands Farm (1.9 km), Roman villa remains 290m south east of Springfield Farm (2.3 km), Giant's Cave: a chambered long barrow 750m south west of Allengrove Farm (5.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm'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.
Promontory fort 375m south west of Highfold Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.