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Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge

England
List entry 1019782
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1019782
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
5.5 hectares
Grid reference
SX 62438 50663, SX 62094 50531, SX 62390 50516
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Holbury Camp is a univallate hillfort situated approximately 750 metres east of Holwell Lodge in Devon. The monument consists of a single rampart enclosing an roughly circular or oval defended enclosure, characteristic of Iron Age hillfort construction in the region. The earthwork survives in a slightly degraded condition, retaining discernible defensive features typical of prehistoric fortified settlements in south-western England. Dating evidence and comparative study suggest occupation during the Iron Age period, when such hillforts functioned as territorial markers, defensive strongholds, or centres of local authority within the landscape.

Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1019782. View the official record →

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What is Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge?

Holbury Camp is a univallate hillfort situated approximately 750 metres east of Holwell Lodge in Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1019782.

Who is responsible for protecting Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge?

Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge 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 1019782.

What other scheduled monuments are near Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Iron Age promontory fort known as Oldaport Camp (1.5 km), Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm (2.4 km), Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm (2.5 km).

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Overview
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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
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Target Zones
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Iron Age promontory fort known as Oldaport Camp
1.5 km
Three bowl barrows 140m west of Borough Farm
2.4 km
Bowl barrow 470m south of Borough Farm
2.5 km
Three bowl barrows at Creacombe Farm
3.4 km
The Goreus Stone, immediately west of St Bartholomew's Church
4.8 km
Medieval holy well known as St Ann's Well, 120m south of Holwell Farm
5.1 km
Deer park pale, 460m north east of Lyneham House
5.4 km
Long barrow and two bowl barrows, 200m south east of Chapelcombe
5.5 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge

Slight univallate hillfort known as Holbury Camp, 750m east of Holwell Lodge stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.

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