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Ratby Camp is an Iron Age hillfort located in Leicestershire. The site comprises a roughly circular enclosure defined by a substantial univallate rampart and external ditch, characteristic of later prehistoric fortification design. It occupies a commanding position on high ground, typical of hillforts constructed during the later Iron Age period, roughly between the 4th and 1st centuries BC. The monument survives as an earthwork and represents an important example of Iron Age settlement and defensive architecture in the Midlands region.
Ratby camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005079. View the official record →
Ratby Camp is an Iron Age hillfort located in Leicestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005079.
Ratby 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 1005079.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirby Muxloe Castle (2.8 km), Moated site 440m south west of Lindridge Fields Farm (2.9 km), Rabbit warren 180m north east of The Lawn (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Ratby 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.
Ratby camp stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.