Chisenbury Camp
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Chisenbury Camp is the site of an Iron Age
univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire
. The site comprises a small circular 5 acre enclosure that was unfortunately levelled in 1931. A post was part excavated while being demolished. The site was partially excavated in the 19th century and there were finds of ceramics, worked stone, worked animal bone and remains of human burial.
The site currently lies within the bounds of a small grassstrip airfield, Upavon Airfield, and is run through by the perimeter access road on the southern side of the field.
, in the county of Wiltshire
. The site lies at a level of approximately 160mAOD.
The larger Iron Age hill fort of Casterley Camp
lies close by to the west. There are also a number of other Iron Age earthworks in the area, including for Lidbury Camp. (scheduled monument no.10043) to the southeast, but this is too small to be a hill fort or plateau fort, measuring just 90m across. There are also numerous ditches, barrows, trackways, field systems, and tumuli in the area.
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the archaeological period generally occurring after the Bronze Age, marked by the prevalent use of iron. The early period of the age is characterized by the widespread use of iron or steel. The adoption of such material coincided with other changes in society, including differing...
univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. The site comprises a small circular 5 acre enclosure that was unfortunately levelled in 1931. A post was part excavated while being demolished. The site was partially excavated in the 19th century and there were finds of ceramics, worked stone, worked animal bone and remains of human burial.
The site currently lies within the bounds of a small grassstrip airfield, Upavon Airfield, and is run through by the perimeter access road on the southern side of the field.
Location
The site is located at , to the southeast of the small village of UpavonUpavon
Upavon is a rural village in the English County of Wiltshire, England. As its name suggests, it is on the upper portions of the River Avon which runs from the north to the south through the village. It is situated about south of Pewsey, about southeast of the market town of Devizes, and about ...
, in the county of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. The site lies at a level of approximately 160mAOD.
The larger Iron Age hill fort of Casterley Camp
Casterley Camp
Casterley Camp is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort located in Wiltshire. The site comprises a large Iron Age/Romano-British enclosure, possibly non-defensive in function, and incomplete. The site was partially excavated in the 19th century....
lies close by to the west. There are also a number of other Iron Age earthworks in the area, including for Lidbury Camp. (scheduled monument no.10043) to the southeast, but this is too small to be a hill fort or plateau fort, measuring just 90m across. There are also numerous ditches, barrows, trackways, field systems, and tumuli in the area.