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Rybury Camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Wiltshire, commanding views across the surrounding landscape. The monument comprises a single rampart with an external ditch enclosing an irregular polygonal area, typical of the defensive enclosures constructed during the Iron Age period. The site's strategic location and structural characteristics reflect the settlement and territorial control patterns of Iron Age communities in central southern England. Like many hillforts of this region, Rybury Camp likely served functions encompassing defence, storage, and periodic or permanent occupation during the first millennium BCE.
Rybury camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005695. View the official record →
Rybury Camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Wiltshire, commanding views across the surrounding landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005695.
Rybury 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 1005695.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm (4.9 km), The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden (5.8 km), Medieval village site (6.1 km).
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