Scheduled MonumentsEnglandYarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)

Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)

England
List entry 1005689
Nation
England
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Overview

History & significance

Yarnbury Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Winterbourne Stoke in Wiltshire, England. The site is defined by concentric earthwork defences consisting of multiple banks and ditches that enclose an oval interior, characteristic of the late Iron Age period, probably dating to between the third and first centuries BCE. The monument preserves substantial archaeological evidence of prehistoric settlement and territorial control in this part of the Wiltshire downs, though like many hillforts of the region it was abandoned before the Roman conquest of Britain.

Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005689. View the official record →

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Questions & answers

What is Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)?

Yarnbury Castle is a multivallate Iron Age hillfort located near Winterbourne Stoke in Wiltshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005689.

Who is responsible for protecting Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)?

Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle) 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 1005689.

What other scheduled monuments are near Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood (5.3 km), Hanging Langford camp and Church-end Ring (5.5 km), The Bake and Wylye Down milestones (6.5 km).

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