Membury Camp

Membury Camp
Andrew Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0

Iron Age hill fort spanning the Wiltshire-Berkshire border, occupying 14 hectares on a small plateau's southwestern corner[1]. The single ditch with outer and inner banks encloses a 390m by 490m area, with steep natural slopes to the south and west providing defense[1]. Earthworks are heavily wooded, while interior farmland shows a possible hut circle as a cropmark[1]. The east entrance retains inturning flanks but is overgrown; other gaps appear modern[1]. RAF Membury's wartime construction partially destroyed the earthwork's eastern side[1]. UnExcavated, but pottery (1977, 1980, 1987) and Mesolithic-Neolithic flint tools confirm long-term prehistoric activity[1]. Scheduled Ancient Monument 228970[1].

TypeFortress/citadel
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.4765° N, 1.5665° W

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