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Risbury Camp is a univallate hillfort situated near Risbury in Herefordshire, England. The monument comprises a single defensive rampart enclosing an irregular roughly oval area, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications in the Welsh Marches region. The hillfort dates to the Iron Age, though the precise chronology of its construction and occupation remains uncertain without substantial archaeological investigation. Its defensive earthwork, still visible in the modern landscape, represents a typical example of the hillforts that proliferated across western England during the latter prehistoric period, serving functions related to settlement, storage, or territorial assertion during a period of increasing social complexity.
Risbury Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001749. View the official record →
Risbury Camp is a univallate hillfort situated near Risbury in Herefordshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001749.
Risbury 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 1001749.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman settlement (1.5 km), Westington Camp (4.1 km), Bach Camp (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Risbury 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.
Risbury Camp stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.