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Winklebury camp

England
List entry 1003559
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1003559
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
2.14 hectares
Grid reference
SU6134252750
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Winklebury camp is a hillfort of Iron Age date located in Hampshire. The site comprises a univallate enclosure, defended by a single bank and ditch, situated on rising ground. Scheduled as an ancient monument, it represents the type of fortified settlement that characterised Iron Age settlement patterns in southern Britain, though detailed archaeological investigation of the site remains limited in the published record.

Winklebury camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003559. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Winklebury camp?

Winklebury camp is a hillfort of Iron Age date located in Hampshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003559.

Who is responsible for protecting Winklebury camp?

Winklebury 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 1003559.

What other scheduled monuments are near Winklebury camp?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holy Ghost Chapel (2.2 km), Keyhole enclosure SE of Field Barn Farm (2.3 km), Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road (2.3 km).

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Everything a full report reveals about Winklebury camp

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Holy Ghost Chapel
2.2 km
Keyhole enclosure SE of Field Barn Farm
2.3 km
Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road
2.3 km
White Barrow
3.1 km
Iron Age settlement 400m SE of Battle Down Farm
3.2 km
Woodgarston ring motte
3.6 km
Basing House and the Grange Field
4.9 km
Pyotts Hill entrenchment
5.2 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Winklebury camp

Winklebury camp stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Winklebury camp

SilchesterRoman town · ~6.1 milesWinchesterRoman town · ~16.7 milesFirst Battle of NewburyBattle (1643) · ~12.7 milesBattle of Cheriton 1644Battle (1644) · ~14.6 miles
Domesday entry for Worting, Hampshire →
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