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Vespasian's Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Amesbury in Wiltshire, England. The monument comprises a single defensive bank and ditch enclosing approximately 3.7 hectares on a promontory overlooking the River Avon valley, strategically positioned within the landscape of prehistoric Wiltshire. Occupied during the later Iron Age, the site represents a significant example of the defensive settlements constructed during the late pre-Roman period in southern Britain. The hillfort's name, though traditional, reflects antiquarian rather than historical evidence of occupation, as there is no confirmed archaeological evidence directly associating it with the Roman commander Vespasian, despite the attribution persisting in local nomenclature.
Vespasian's Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1012126. View the official record →
Vespasian's Camp is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Amesbury in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1012126.
Vespasian's 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 1012126.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner (7.2 km), Horse Barrow (7.3 km), 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (7.5 km).
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