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Segsbury Camp is a univallate hillfort situated near Wantage in Oxfordshire, positioned on the chalk downland of the Berkshire Downs. The site is defended by a single rampart and ditch enclosing an area of approximately 12 acres, characteristic of Iron Age fortifications of southern Britain. Archaeological and surface examination suggests occupation during the Late Iron Age, likely within the final centuries before the Roman conquest of Britain. The hillfort commands significant views across the surrounding landscape and represents a defensive settlement typical of the pre-Roman Iron Age period in this region.
Segsbury Camp or Letcombe Castle hillfort is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017717. View the official record →
Segsbury Camp is a univallate hillfort situated near Wantage in Oxfordshire, positioned on the chalk downland of the Berkshire Downs. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017717.
Segsbury Camp or Letcombe Castle hillfort 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 1017717.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Mere End Down disc barrow (3 km), Mere End Down Romano-British field system (3.3 km), Two bowl barrows 500m north-east of Stancombe Farm (3.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Segsbury Camp or Letcombe Castle hillfort'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.
Segsbury Camp or Letcombe Castle hillfort stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.