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Soudley camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. The site occupies a naturally defensive hilltop position and exhibits the characteristic features of Iron Age fortification, with substantial earthwork defences comprising banks and ditches. The camp represents an important example of prehistoric settlement and territorial control in the Severn Valley region during the later Iron Age period. Its strategic location reflects the broader pattern of hillfort distribution across the Welsh borderlands and western England during the first millennium before Christ.
Soudley camp, Lower Soudley is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005564. View the official record →
Soudley camp is a prehistoric hillfort situated in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005564.
Soudley camp, Lower Soudley 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 1005564.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Roman road at Blackpool Bridge (2 km), Stone-arched Roman bridge at Blackpool Bridge, incorporated into the Highway Bridge (2.1 km), Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence (2.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Soudley camp, Lower Soudley'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.
Soudley camp, Lower Soudley stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.