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Whelpley Hill is a slight univallate hillfort situated in Buckinghamshire, England, representing Iron Age defensive settlement and land control in the region. The monument is defined by a single defensive rampart with external ditch, though the earthworks remain relatively modest in scale compared to more substantial hillforts elsewhere in southern Britain. The site's univallate design and topographical placement suggest a settlement of local rather than regional significance, likely serving defensive and administrative functions during the Iron Age period. The slight character of the surviving earthworks indicates either a hillfort of originally limited ambition or one substantially degraded by subsequent agricultural use and the passage of time.
Slight univallate hillfort on Whelpley Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015485. View the official record →
Whelpley Hill is a slight univallate hillfort situated in Buckinghamshire, England, representing Iron Age defensive settlement and land control in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015485.
Slight univallate hillfort on Whelpley Hill 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 1015485.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site at Grove Farm, Ashley Green (1.1 km), Berkhamsted motte and bailey castle (4.3 km), Boxmoor House Roman villa (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Slight univallate hillfort on Whelpley Hill'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.
Slight univallate hillfort on Whelpley Hill stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.