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Rainsborough Camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Northamptonshire, England. The site is defined by a substantial univallate rampart with external ditch, enclosing an area of approximately 5.4 hectares on elevated ground. The fort dates to the Iron Age, likely to the Middle Iron Age period, and represents a significant settlement and defensive structure of its time. Archaeological investigation and surface survey have revealed evidence of occupation and activity consistent with a managed fortified settlement of regional importance during the pre-Roman period.
Rainsborough camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003914. View the official record →
Rainsborough Camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Northamptonshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003914.
Rainsborough camp 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 1003914.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Rainsborough long barrow, Charlton (0.1 km), Roman settlement 600m north east of Rowler (2.5 km), Site of the medieval village of Astwick and the moated site 1500yds (1370m) SW of Evenley village (4.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Rainsborough camp'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.
Rainsborough camp stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.