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Tetbury Camp is a univallate hillfort located near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England. The site is situated on elevated ground and displays the characteristic defensive earthworks typical of Iron Age hillforts, comprising a single defensive bank and ditch system. Although detailed archaeological excavation has been limited, the monument is believed to date to the Iron Age period, when such fortified settlements served important defensive and administrative functions across Britain. The site remains a significant example of Iron Age settlement pattern evidence in the Cotswolds region.
Tetbury camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003421. View the official record →
Tetbury Camp is a univallate hillfort located near Tetbury in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003421.
Tetbury 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 1003421.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 400m NNE of Tanner's Clump (2.5 km), Beverston Castle barn (3 km), Quadrangular castle at Beverston (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Tetbury 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.
Tetbury camp stands on Great Oolite Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, limestone and argillaceous rocks.