© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Tedbury camp is a hillfort located in Somerset, England, situated on elevated terrain that provided strategic defensive advantages. The monument dates to the Iron Age and represents the type of fortified settlement characteristic of that period in south-western Britain. The site is defined by its defensive earthworks, which would have enclosed an area for habitation and storage of resources. As a scheduled ancient monument, Tedbury camp remains an important archaeological resource for understanding Iron Age settlement patterns and defensive strategies in the Somerset region.
Tedbury camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006163. View the official record →
Tedbury camp is a hillfort located in Somerset, England, situated on elevated terrain that provided strategic defensive advantages. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006163.
Tedbury 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 1006163.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Whatley Combe Roman villa (1.8 km), Nunney Castle (3.2 km), Drying house at The Coach House, Willow Vale (3.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tedbury camp'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.
Tedbury camp stands on Inferior Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.