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Welshbury hillfort is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Newent in Gloucestershire, England. The site comprises a substantial circular or oval enclosure defined by a single defensive bank and ditch, commanding views across the surrounding landscape of the Forest of Dean region. The hillfort dates to the Iron Age period, likely occupied during the later prehistoric era when such fortified settlements served as centres of control, storage, and refuge for local populations. The earthwork remains visible today as a prominent topographical feature, though like many hillforts in the region it saw no significant settlement in the Roman period following the conquest of Britain.
Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworks is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018158. View the official record →
Welshbury hillfort is a univallate Iron Age hillfort located near Newent in Gloucestershire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018158.
Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworks 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 1018158.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gunns Mills furnace (0.6 km), Little Dean camp (2 km), Medieval ringwork castle and associated Civil War earthwork defence (4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworks'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.
Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworks stands on Lower Devonian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.