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Yarlsber camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Yorkshire, England. The site comprises a substantial enclosure defined by defensive earthworks typical of the later prehistoric period, demonstrating the strategic settlement patterns of Iron Age communities in northern Britain. The camp's location and physical character reflect the established practice of hillforts serving as centres for habitation, administration, and defence during the first millennium before the Common Era. Its preservation as an archaeological monument provides evidence for understanding Iron Age settlement hierarchy and land use in the Yorkshire region.
Yarlsber camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004887. View the official record →
Yarlsber camp is an Iron Age hillfort situated in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004887.
Yarlsber 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 1004887.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Meal Bank Quarry Hoffmann kiln, quarry and lime works (1.6 km), Settlement 440yds (400m) SW of Twistleton Hall (2.3 km), Large univallate hillfort on Ingleborough Hill. (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Yarlsber 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.
Yarlsber camp stands on Dinantian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Mississippian. The rock here is limestone with subordinate sandstone and argillaceous rocks.