Segsbury Camp

Segsbury Camp or Segsbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort on the crest of the Berkshire Downs, near the Ridgeway above Wantage, in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England [1]. The fort has extensive ditch and ramparts and four gateways [1]. Excavation at the site by Dr Phené in 1871 discovered a cist grave on the south side of the hillfort rampart [1]. The grave was floored with stone slabs and the sides were walled with flint [1]. Finds included a shield boss and fragments of an urn or drinking cup [1]. Among other finds were human bones and flint scrapers [1]. Further excavation was carried out in 1996 and 1997 [1]. The report on this work describes the periodic occupation of the hillfort between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC and suggests that it was a communal centre for various activities, including sheep management and exchange [1].