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Oldbury Camp
Hob Uid: 112135
Location : County of Herefordshire Much Marcle
Grid Ref : SO6320032600
Summary : Earthwork remains of an Iron Age hillfort.
More information : (SO 632326) Oldbury Camp (NAT) Hill Fort (NR) (1) Oldbury Camp is a roughly oval enclosure. The ridge has a steep slope on the W and slight slope on the E and S; the ground rises slightly to the N. The W face of the camp has a scarp and berm. On the N there are traces of a scarp, an inner rampart and faint traces of a ditch in the western half. On the other side the defences have been ploughed down, but a scarp remains to show the outline of the earthwork. (2) Oldbury camp, a poorly preserved IA Hillfort as described by the Royal Commission. Published survey (25") revised. (3) SO 632 326. Oldbury. Listed in gazetteer as a univallate hillfort covering 5.7ha. (4) Oldbury Camp. Description with plan. (5)

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Source details : OS 6" 1964
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Source details : RCHM Here 2 1932, 134
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Source details : F1 DRB 04-MAR-71
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Source details : BAR 62 British Hill-Forts: An Index 1979 185 (AHA Hogg)
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : VCH Herefordshire 1 1908 218
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Iron Age
Display Date : Iron Age
Monument End Date : 43
Monument Start Date : -800
Monument Type : Univallate Hillfort
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SO 63 SW 6
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1971-03-04
End Date : 1971-03-04

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Oldbury Camp